Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 32
73
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
70
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
25
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
16
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Grapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Nigeria
11 Species | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803 | Mangrove crab | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus |
Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Grapsidae at artfakta.se
Grapsidae at biodiversity.org.au
Grapsidae at dyntaxa.se
Grapsidae at gbif.org
Grapsidae at irmng.org
Grapsidae at itis.gov
Grapsidae at marinespecies.org
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