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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
150
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
144
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
32
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
5 Families width 35 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 35 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagiusia
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19737SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
35 Species
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Johngarthia cocoensis Perger, Varg..., 2011
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Sesarma (Holometopus) dehaani (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma biolleyi (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma crassipes Cano, 1889
Sesarma occidentale (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906
Sesarma rubinofforum Abele, 1973

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
1
Genus
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