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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Line Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
188
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
188
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
155
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
155
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
153
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
96
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
94
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Line Islands
4 Families width 15 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Line Islands
9 Genera with 15 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Line Islands
15 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Line Islands
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
1
Genus
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