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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
72
469
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
417
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
78
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
38
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
5 Families width 114 Species and 1 Subspecies
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185318SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185150SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)13SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
38 Genera with 114 Species
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Acmaeopleura Stimpson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1853giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17838SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Karstarma Davie & Ng, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18395SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18038SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 05SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 186917SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Sestrostoma Davie & Ng, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
114 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeopleura balssi (Shen, 1932)⇒ Sestrostoma balssi Shen, 1932
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma frontalis (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus madagascariensis Türkay, 1978
Euchirograpsus polyodous Stebbing, 1921
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Karstarma vulcan Poupin, Cres..., 2018
Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus pictus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus plicatus
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanosesarma jousseaumei Nobili, 1906
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parahelice balssi K. Sakai, TÃ..., 2006
Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma lenzii De Man, 1894
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Percnon planissimus
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Perisesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
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 cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice balssi (K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006)⇒ Parahelice balssi K. Sakai, TÃ..., 2006
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudosesarma bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus johannae Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Sarmatium fryatti (Tesch, 1917)⇒ Neosarmatium rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Selatium elongatus A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma cheiragona (Targioni-Toz..., 1877)⇒ Pseudosesarma bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma elongatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma finni (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Sesarma gracilipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1854)⇒ Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Sesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma impressa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma indiarum (Tweedie, 1940)⇒ Perisesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Sesarma intermedium
Sesarma longipes (Krauss, 1843)⇒ Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Sesarma plicatum (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Sesarma quadratum
Sesarma smithii (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarmops impressum (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Sesarmops intermedium De Han, 1885
Sestrostoma balssi Shen, 1932
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
6
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
15
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
11
18
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