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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
137
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
126
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
3 Families width 16 Species
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
9 Genera with 16 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
16 Species
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus granulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus depressus
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
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