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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Galápagos Islands (Galápagos, Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
166
400
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
165
398
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
264
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
92
256
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
242
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
135
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galápagos Islands
5 Families width 15 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18530SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galápagos Islands
11 Genera with 15 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos Islands
15 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Euchirograpsus pacificus Türkay, 1975
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
0
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