Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
321
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 52
292
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 13
64
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
29
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Grapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs | 5
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
5 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
16 Species | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965 | | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801) | ⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799) | ⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793 | Large Shore Crab | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840 | Lined shore crab | | Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Shore Crab | | Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Pleated rock crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab |
Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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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