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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
926
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
264
923
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
509
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
115
504
1251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
462
1139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
52
266
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
235
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
44
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
21
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
6 Families width 58 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185127SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
21 Genera with 58 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19752SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsus Smith, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metopaulias Rathbun, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 199418SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
58 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Glyptograpsus jamaicensis Benedict, 1802
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus planifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metopaulias depressus Rathbun, 1896
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) angustum (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma ayatum Schubart, Re..., 1998
Sesarma bidentatum Benedict, 1892
Sesarma bromeliarum Rathbun, 1896
Sesarma bromelium (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma cinereum (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802
Sesarma cookei Hartnoll, 1971
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma dolphinum Reimer, Schu..., 1998
Sesarma fossarum Schubart, Re..., 1997
Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma meridies Schubart & K..., 2005
Sesarma pisonii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma roberti (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma verleyi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma windsor Türkay & Die..., 1994
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Greater Antilles
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
4
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