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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
145
334
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
144
333
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
163
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
163
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
150
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
91
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
84
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mediterranean Sea
3 Families width 12 Species
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mediterranean Sea
8 Genera with 12 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Sea
12 Species
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
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