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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
90
748
2553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
78
675
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
126
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
57
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
6 Families width 217 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs44SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185197SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185339SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlyptograpsidae
Schubart, Cuesta & Felder, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
8
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
21
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
16
39
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Grapsoidea at artfakta.se
Grapsoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Grapsoidea at dyntaxa.se
Grapsoidea at itis.gov
Grapsoidea at marinespecies.org