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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
127
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
32
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
5 Families width 41 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
19 Genera with 41 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17836SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 05SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
41 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
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 strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma darwinense Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma samawati Gillikin & S..., 2004
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma darwinensis Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Perisesarma samawati Gillikin & S..., 2004
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Chiromantes) guttatus
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma quadrilaterum
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
5
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