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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
509
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
71
478
1620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
91
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
44
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
9 Genera with 34 Species
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Goniograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 178310SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17933SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18509SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
34 Species
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniograpsus innotatus (Dana, 1851)⇒ Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis cruentatus
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus cruentata (Latreille, 1803)⇒ 
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus ornatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus penicilliger (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus planifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Heterograpsus barbimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Leptograpsus gayi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Leptograpsus rugulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
8
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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