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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
349
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
71
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
40
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
5 Families width 118 Species and 3 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185163SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185322SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
40 Genera with 118 Species
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Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18883SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1940Tree-climbing crab3SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18887SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18396SpeciesTaxom
Muradium Serène & Soh, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18187SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17983SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Pyxidognathus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 190821SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
118 Species and 3 Subspecies
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Clistocoeloma lanatum Alcock, 1900
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Episesarma lafondi Jacquinot & ..., 1853
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Episesarma versicolor Tweedie, 1940
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Gecarcinus jacquemontii
Gecarcinus trispinosus (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geosesarma starmuhlneri Pretzmann, 1984
Geosesarma thelxinoe De Man, 1908
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Metaplax crenulata Gerstaecker, 1856
Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax distinguendus
Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax intermedia De Man, 1888
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metasesarma roussiauxii
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Muradium tetragonum Fabricius, 1798
Nanosesarma andersoni De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma andersonii De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium asiaticum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium malabaricum Henderson, 1893
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus propinquus De Man, 1908
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Parasesarma asperum Heller, 1865
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Parasesarma ungulatum H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Perisesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Plagusia dentipes (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia depressa squamosa Herbst, 1790
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudosesarma bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Pseudosesarma edwardsii De Man, 1888
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Pyxidognathus deianira (Man, 1888)⇒ Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Sarmatium malabaricum (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Neosarmatium malabaricum Henderson, 1893
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma andersonii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Nanosesarma andersonii De Man, 1888
Sesarma batavicum (Moreira, 1903)⇒ Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Sesarma brockii (De Man, 1887)⇒ Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Sesarma cheiragona (Targioni-Toz..., 1877)⇒ Pseudosesarma bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma edwardsii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Pseudosesarma edwardsii De Man, 1888
Sesarma fascicularis
Sesarma finni (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Sesarma impressa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma indiarum (Tweedie, 1940)⇒ Perisesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Sesarma lanatum (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Clistocoeloma lanatum Alcock, 1900
Sesarma latifemur (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma longipes (Krauss, 1843)⇒ Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarma mederi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1853)⇒ Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma minutum (Man, 1887)⇒ Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Sesarma oceanica (De Man, 1889)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma plicatum (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Sesarma quadrata aspera
Sesarma taeniolata (Miers, 1877)⇒ Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma thelxinoe (De Man, 1908)⇒ Geosesarma thelxinoe De Man, 1908
Sesarmoides kraussi De Man, 1887
Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Sesarmops intermedius De Haan, 1835
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
17
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
22
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