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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
56
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
6 Families width 197 Species and 3 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185186SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185345SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
56 Genera with 197 Species
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Armases Abele, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Bresedium Serène & Soh, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 05SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18694SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 183710SpeciesTaxom
Davusia Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 178311SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Karstarma Davie & Ng, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18396SpeciesTaxom
Miersiograpsus Türkay, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Neosesarma Serène & Soh, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 185010SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 195019SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 189310SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17909SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 186915SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tiomanium Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tuerkayana Guinot, Ng &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
197 Species and 3 Subspecies
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Brachynotus octodentatus
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Bresedium brevipes De Man, 1889
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus hararlliamus
Chasmagnathus haswellianus (Whitelegge, 1899)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus laevis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851
Chasmagnathus quadridentatus
Chiromantes garfunkel Davie & Ng, 2013
Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Chiromantes semperi Burger, 1894
Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Clistocoeloma merguiensis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus punctatum
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus quadridentatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax magna Ng & Shih, 2014
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus timorensis Türkay, 1975
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pelagicus (Say, 1818)⇒ Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus planifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Helice crana
Helice leachii (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Karstarma jacksoni Balss, 1934
Labuanium schuetteii Hess, 1865
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Labuanium vitatum Ng & Davie, 2011
Leptograpsodes octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Burrowing Shore Crab
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metaplax hirsutimana (Grant & McCu..., 1906)⇒ Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Metaplax hirsutimanus
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus messor intermedius
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miersiograpsus australiensis Türkay, 1978
Nanosesarma andersonii De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium australiense De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Neosarmatium trispinosum Davie, 1994
Neosesarma gemmiferum Tweedie, 1936
Neosesarma hirsutus Davie, 2012
Neosesarma rectipectinatum Tweedie, 1950
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus natalensis (Ward, 1934)⇒ Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus propinquus De Man, 1908
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma brevicristatum Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma darwinense Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythrodactyla
Parasesarma hartogi Davie & Pabriks, 2010
Parasesarma holthuisi Davie, 2010
Parasesarma lenzii De Man, 1894
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma leptosomum (Hilgendorf, 1869)⇒ Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma lividum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma longicristatum Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma maipoense Soh, 1978
Parasesarma messa Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Parasesarma moluccensis De Man, 1892
Parasesarma semperi Bürger, 1893
Parasesarma sigillatum Tweedie, 1950
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Perisesarma brevicristatum Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma darwinense Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma darwinensis Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Perisesarma holthuisi Davie, 2010
Perisesarma lividum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Perisesarma longicristatum Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma messa Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma semperi Bürger, 1893
Plagusia capensis
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia dentipes (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia glabra (Dana, 1852)⇒ Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia speciosa Dana, 1851
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Pseudosesarma edwardsii De Man, 1888
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Sarmatium germaini A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sarmatium hegerli Davie, 1992
Sarmatium unidentatum Davie, 1992
Sarmatium unidentatus Davie, 1992
Selatium brocki De Man, 1887
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatus A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma (Holometopus) villosus
Sesarma darwinensis (Campbell, 1967)⇒ Perisesarma darwinense Campbell, 1967
Sesarma edwardsii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Pseudosesarma edwardsii De Man, 1888
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactyla
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma fasciatum (Lanchester, 1900)⇒ Perisesarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Sesarma schuetteii (Hess, 1865)⇒ Labuanium schuetteii Hess, 1865
Sesarma schuttei
Sesarma sigillata (Tweedie, 1950)⇒ Parasesarma sigillatum Tweedie, 1950
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmoides borneensis Tweedie, 1950
Sesarmops atrorubens Hess, 1865
Sesarmops impressum (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Tiomanium indicum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Tuerkayana celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Utica borneensis De Man, 1895
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Utica setosipes Haswell, 1881
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
6
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeptograpsodidae
Guinot, Ng & Rodriguez Moreno, 2018
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
19
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
17
45
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