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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Aruba (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
72
115
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
72
115
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
84
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
40
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aruba
3 Families width 8 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aruba
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aruba
8 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Aruba
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
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