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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
271
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
50
254
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
47
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
25
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
5 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185116SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185310SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
25 Genera with 56 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1858giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18004SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Goniograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17932SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19587SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma quadrata (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825
Chasmagnathus granulata (Dana, 1851)⇒ Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851
Chasmagnathus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus cirripes Smith, 1800
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniograpsus innotatus (Dana, 1851)⇒ Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis cruentatus
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus cruentata (Latreille, 1803)⇒ 
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leptograpsus rugulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metasesarma rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) benedicti (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma miersii iheringi (Rathbun, 1918)⇒ Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma crassipes Cano, 1889
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma mulleri (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Sesarma rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma paraensis Beurlen, 1958

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
10
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