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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
113
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
113
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
89
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
89
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
78
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
53
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
53
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
18
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Salvador
4 Families width 13 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Salvador
9 Genera with 13 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18703SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
13 Species
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cyclograpsus cinereus Dana, 1851
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Sesarma occidentale (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma occidentalis Smith, 1870
Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
6
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