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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
119
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
53
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
5 Families width 167 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185181SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185331SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185115SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
53 Genera with 167 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Bresedium Serène & Soh, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1945giant land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18696SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18585SpeciesTaxom
Davusia Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1853Tree-climbing crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19752SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gnathograpsus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17838SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Karstarma Davie & Ng, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18396SpeciesTaxom
Miersiograpsus Türkay, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Muradium Serène & Soh, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 19948SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 180312SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19776SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17905SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17983SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 186921SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Vanua Rathbun, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
167 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Bresedium brevipes De Man, 1889
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Cardisoma planum Rathbun, 1945
Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Clistocoeloma melanesicum B.Y.Lee, N.K..., 2013
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Clistocoeloma merguiensis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Episesarma lafondi Jacquinot & ..., 1853
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus timorensis Türkay, 1975
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geosesarma maculatum De Man, 1892
Gnathograpsus barbatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus plicatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Helice latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Heterograpsus elongatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Karstarma ultrapes Ng, Guinot &..., 1994
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Labuanium papuomalesiacum Nobili, 1899
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Labuanium vitatum Ng & Davie, 2011
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miersiograpsus australiensis Türkay, 1978
Muradium tetragonum Fabricius, 1798
Nanosesarma andersoni De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma edamense De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium integrum A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Neosarmatium laeve A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium punctatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Neosarmatium spinicarpus Davie, 1994
Neosarmatium trispinosum Davie, 1994
Orcovita mcneiceae Ng & Ng, 2002
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
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
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Parasesarma charis Rahayu & Ng, 2005
Parasesarma ellenae Pretzmann, 1968
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma kuekenthali De Man, 1902
Parasesarma lenzii De Man, 1894
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma liho Koller, Liu ..., 2010
Parasesarma lividum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma maipoense Soh, 1978
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Parasesarma moluccensis De Man, 1892
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Percnon sinense Chen, 1977China Rock Crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Perisesarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Perisesarma lividum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Perisesarma longicristatum Campbell, 1967
Perisesarma semperi Bürger, 1893
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia glabra (Dana, 1852)⇒ Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia speciosa Dana, 1851
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Ptychognathus affinis De Man, 1895
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Ptychognathus spinicarpus Ortmann, 1894
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Selatium elongatus A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865
Sesarma (Holometopus) aubryi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma atrorubens (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarmops atrorubens Hess, 1865
Sesarma brockii (De Man, 1887)⇒ Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma fasciatum (Lanchester, 1900)⇒ Perisesarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Sesarma gracilipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1854)⇒ Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma leptosoma (Hilgendorf, 1869)⇒ Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Sesarma lividum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma lividum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma maculata De Man, 1892
Sesarma maculatum (De Man, 1892)⇒ Geosesarma maculatum De Man, 1892
Sesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Sesarma oceanica (De Man, 1889)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma quadratum
Sesarma trapezoidea (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma trapezoideum longitarsis (De Man, 1889)⇒ Sesarma trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmoides kraussi De Man, 1887
Sesarmops atrorubens Hess, 1865
Sesarmops impressum (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica glabra A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895
Vanua linearius M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
21
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
15
31
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