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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
183
451
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
181
449
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
239
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
128
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
36
122
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
29
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
5 Families width 26 Species
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)8SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
17 Genera with 26 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18693SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
26 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Goniopsis cruentatus
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma mulleri (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Sesarma rectum Randall, 1840

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
4
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