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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Mombasa County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
145
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
145
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
119
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
119
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
110
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mombasa County
3 Families width 13 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mombasa County
8 Genera with 13 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 03SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa County
13 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma samawati Gillikin & S..., 2004
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma quadrilaterum

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
4
7
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