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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region East India (India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
134
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
134
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
101
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
101
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
41
97
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
76
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
74
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East India
5 Families width 16 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East India
13 Genera with 16 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1940Tree-climbing crab2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
16 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Episesarma versicolor Tweedie, 1940
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865
Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Pachygrapsus propinquus De Man, 1908
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Sesarma batavicum (Moreira, 1903)⇒ Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in East India
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
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