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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
48
105
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
48
105
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
36
92
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
92
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
87
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
62
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
59
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Territories
3 Families width 18 Species
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Territories
14 Genera with 18 Species
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Gaetice Gistel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
18 Species
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chiromantes haematocheir De Haan, 1833Akategani
Gaetice depressus De Haan, 1833
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium indicum A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma pictum De Haan, 1835Kakubenkeigani
Pseudosesarma patshuni Soh, 1978
Sesarma (Holometopus) dehaani (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Sesarma (Parasesarma) sinensis H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarmops intermedius De Haan, 1835
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in New Territories
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
6
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