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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
359
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
355
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
333
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
181
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
174
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
39
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
27
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fiji
5 Families width 55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gecarcinidae (MacLeay, 1838)Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185315SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fiji
27 Genera with 55 Species
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Cardisoma Latreille, 1945giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18395SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Vanua Rathbun, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Cardisoma planum Rathbun, 1945
Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus plicatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Helice latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium trispinosum Davie, 1994
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma lividum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus affinis De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma (Holometopus) aubryi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma atrorubens (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarmops atrorubens Hess, 1865
Sesarma leptosoma (Hilgendorf, 1869)⇒ Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Sesarma trapezoidea (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma trapezoideum longitarsis (De Man, 1889)⇒ Sesarma trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarmops atrorubens Hess, 1865
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895
Vanua linearius M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Fiji
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
15
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