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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
29
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
29
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicobar Islands
4 Families width 11 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicobar Islands
8 Genera with 11 Species
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicobar Islands
11 Species
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Parasesarma ungulatum H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
5
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