Checklist for Family Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 (Marsh crabs)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 109
274
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 108
273
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 63
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 63
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 58
185
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
116
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 31
109
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 10
29
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
18
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Grapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
5 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
12 Species | Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851 | | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | Crab | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Shore Crab | | Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Pleated rock crab | | Planes major MacLeay, 1838 | Variegated shore crab | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab |
Subnodes of Grapsidae with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
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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