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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
560
3291
13093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
547
3256
13030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
223
1394
4890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
220
1379
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
194
1284
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
112
764
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
89
657
1745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
99
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
56
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
5 Families width 148 Species and 2 Subspecies
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185343SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185147SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185111SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838)Marsh crabs39SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Europe
56 Genera with 148 Species
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Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 09SpeciesTaxom
Bresedium Serène & Soh, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 0giant land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18379SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Gnathochasmus MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 178712SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Manarma Schubart & Ng, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metopaulias Rathbun, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18394SpeciesTaxom
Nautilograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Orisarma Schubart & Ng, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 185011SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 199416SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Shurebus Verany, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Trapezarma Schubart & Ng, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
148 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeopleura parvula Stimpson, 1858
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Asthenognathus inaequipes Stimpson, 1858
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957
Brachynotus corallinus Beschin, 2007
Brachynotus februarius Muller, 1974
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968
Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839)⇒ Brachynotus gemmellaroi Rizza, 1839
Brachynotus gemmellaroi Rizza, 1839
Brachynotus lucasi (Pesta, 1918)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus sexdentatus gemmellaroi
Bresedium brevipes De Man, 1889
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma gumhumi
Chiromantes angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Chiromantes haematocheir De Haan, 1833Akategani
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus barbatus MacLeay, 1838
Cyclograpsus cinereus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus intermedius Ortmann, 1894
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyrtograpsus murchisonii Carruthers, 1867
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Eriocheir sinensis acutifrons (Panning, 1938)⇒ Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geosesarma bicolor Ng & Davie, 1995Bicolor vampire crab
Geosesarma rathbunae Serène, 1968
Geosesarma tiomanicum Ng, 1986
Gnathochasmus barbatus MacLeay, 1838
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus marmoratus (White, 1847)⇒ Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Grapsus varius (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Heterograpsus lucasi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Manarma moeschii De Man, 1892
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metopaulias depressus Rathbun, 1896
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orisarma intermedium De Haan, 1835
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus hungaricus P. Muller, 1974
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma eumolpe De Man, 1895
Parasesarma kuekenthali De Man, 1902
Parasesarma lenzii De Man, 1894
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Planes testudinum (Roux, 1828)⇒ Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudosesarma moeschii De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Sesarma (Holometopus) benedicti (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) haematocheir De Haan, 1833Red-clawed crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma ayatum Schubart, Re..., 1998
Sesarma bidentatum Benedict, 1892
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883
Sesarma cookei Hartnoll, 1971
Sesarma crassipes Cano, 1889
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma dolphinum Reimer, Schu..., 1998
Sesarma fossarum Schubart, Re..., 1997
Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma pisonii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Sesarma verleyi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma windsor Türkay & Die..., 1994
Sesarmoides borneensis Tweedie, 1950
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Sesarmops intermedius De Haan, 1835
Shurebus genoensis (Leach, 1847)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Trapezarma angolensis de Brito Cap..., 1864
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Europe
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
10
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
20
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
18
43
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