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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
326
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
300
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
52
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
24
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
6 Families width 51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18539SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)8SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
24 Genera with 51 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 08SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus laportuna
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus adscensious
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus marmoratus (White, 1847)⇒ Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus webbi
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Perisesarma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
9
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