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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
97
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
91
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Angola
5 Families width 23 Species
Varunidae (H. Milne-Edw..., 1853)3SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Angola
11 Genera with 23 Species
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18833SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18643SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
23 Species
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus occidentalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis cruentatus
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Guinearma kamermani De Man, 1883
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma (Holometopus) angolensis de Brito Cap..., 1864
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Angola
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
3
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