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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
83
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
47
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
3 Families width 17 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
10 Genera with 17 Species
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18835SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
17 Species
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Chiromantes) africanum (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
5
9
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