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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
88
251
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
250
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
194
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
127
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
117
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Oman
4 Families width 11 Species
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oman
8 Genera with 11 Species
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
11 Species
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metaplax occidentalis Pretzmann, 1971
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Oman
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
2
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