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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
33
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 8 Species
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
8 Species
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
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