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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
82
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
80
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
5 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
15 Genera with 28 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax magna Ng & Shih, 2014
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus natalensis (Ward, 1934)⇒ Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Christmas Island
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
5
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