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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
212
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
130
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
119
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Barbados
5 Families width 18 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Barbados
13 Genera with 18 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barbados
18 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
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 grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia clavimana (Lamarck, 1806)⇒ Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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