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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
59
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
27
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
6 Families width 90 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185137SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18538SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
27 Genera with 90 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsus Smith, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metopaulias Rathbun, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18508SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 199423SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
90 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Euchirograpsus danielae N. K. Ng & M..., 2010
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Glyptograpsus jamaicensis Benedict, 1802
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus planifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metasesarma rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Metopaulias depressus Rathbun, 1896
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
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
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) angustum (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma americana de Saussure, 1857
Sesarma americanum (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Armases americanum Saussure, 1858
Sesarma angustipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Sesarma ayatum Schubart, Re..., 1998
Sesarma bidentatum Benedict, 1892
Sesarma bromeliarum Rathbun, 1896
Sesarma bromelium (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma cinereum (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802
Sesarma cookei Hartnoll, 1971
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma dolphinum Reimer, Schu..., 1998
Sesarma fossarum Schubart, Re..., 1997
Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma meridies Schubart & K..., 2005
Sesarma pisonii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma roberti (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma robertii
Sesarma verleyi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma windsor Türkay & Die..., 1994
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Caribbean
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlyptograpsidae
Schubart, Cuesta & Felder, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
7
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
8
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