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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Astove Island (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Astove Island
3 Families width 5 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Astove Island
5 Genera with 5 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Astove Island
5 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Euchirograpsus polyodous Stebbing, 1921
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Astove Island
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
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