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Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
3 Genera with 6 Species
Grapsus Lamarck, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
6 Species
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus granulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Heterograpsus lucasi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus

Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyGrapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
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