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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
528
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
180
527
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
312
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
307
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
294
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
179
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
168
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
37
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
5 Families width 20 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
14 Genera with 20 Species
Armases Abele, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
20 Species
Armases magdalenense Rathbun, 1918
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cyclograpsus escondidensis Rathbun, 1933
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Baja California
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
5
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