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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
98
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
60
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
4 Families width 23 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
14 Genera with 23 Species
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18835SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
23 Species
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912
Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Sesarma africana (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
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