Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 32
73
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
70
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
25
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
16
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
5 Families width 28 Species
Genera for Nigeria
16 Genera with 28 Species | Armases Abele, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perisesarma De Man, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sarmatium Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1883 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
28 Species | Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896) | ⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803 | Mangrove crab | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | East African red mangrove crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835 | | | Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835 | Red-clawed crab | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | Sesarma africana (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864 | | | Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883 | |
Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
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
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