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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
170
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
163
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
52
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
25
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palau
5 Families width 42 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185123SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palau
25 Genera with 42 Species
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Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
42 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geosesarma araneum Nobili, 1900
Geosesarma faustum Ng, 2017
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma calypso De Man, 1895
Parasesarma onychophorum De Man, 1895
Parasesarma palauense Takeda, 1971
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium brocki De Man, 1887
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma onychophorum De Man, 1895
Sesarma penangensis Tweedie, 1940
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Palau
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
13
23
Genera
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