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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
195
579
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
192
576
1133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
102
369
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
100
364
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
326
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
181
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
160
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
31
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cuba
5 Families width 35 Species
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)9SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cuba
18 Genera with 35 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19752SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
35 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
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
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma cinereum (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma pisonii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Cuba
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
4
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