Checklist for Subfamily Grapsinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 32
73
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
70
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
25
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
16
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Grapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Grapsinae
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Nigeria
11 Species | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803 | Mangrove crab | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus |
Links, sources and further information Grapsinae at biodiversity.org.au
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