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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
133
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
131
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
51
115
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
61
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea
4 Families width 20 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea
14 Genera with 20 Species
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18835SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
20 Species
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Labuanium sinuofrontatum Roux, 1933
Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Guinea
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
6
10
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