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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
129
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
127
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
111
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
60
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
5 Families width 8 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17651SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
8 Species
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Gabon
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlyptograpsidae
Schubart, Cuesta & Felder, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
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