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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
178
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
166
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
29
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
5 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
15 Genera with 24 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus penicilliger (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Ecuador
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
2
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