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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region French Frigate Shoals (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
176
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
83
176
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
116
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
116
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
114
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
69
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Frigate Shoals
2 Families width 8 Species
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Frigate Shoals
7 Genera with 8 Species
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Frigate Shoals
8 Species
Euchirograpsus danielae N. K. Ng & M..., 2010
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in French Frigate Shoals
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
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