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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
132
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
84
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
83
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairns
4 Families width 19 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairns
16 Genera with 19 Species
Bresedium Serène & Soh, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18472SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neosesarma Serène & Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tiomanium Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
19 Species
Bresedium brevipes De Man, 1889
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma brevicristatum Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma messa Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Sesarmoides borneensis Tweedie, 1950
Tiomanium indicum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Cairns
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
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