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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
100
227
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
100
227
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
172
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
172
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
67
164
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
90
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
83
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Curaçao
5 Families width 13 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Curaçao
11 Genera with 13 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Curaçao
13 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Curaçao
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
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