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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
67
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
32
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
5 Families width 65 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185128SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18538SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
32 Genera with 65 Species
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Bresedium Serène & Soh, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Davusia Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18394SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parapyxidognathus Ward, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18697SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
65 Species
Bresedium brevipes De Man, 1889
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Labuanium vitatum Ng & Davie, 2011
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanosesarma andersoni De Man, 1888
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Parapyxidognathus deianira De Man, 1888
Parasesarma charis Rahayu & Ng, 2005
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma kuekenthali De Man, 1902
Parasesarma liho Koller, Liu ..., 2010
Parasesarma lividum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma maipoense Soh, 1978
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Percnon sinense Chen, 1977China Rock Crab
Perisesarma longicristatum Campbell, 1967
Plagusia glabra (Dana, 1852)⇒ Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus guijulugani Rathbun, 1914
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865
Sesarma (Holometopus) aubryi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma brockii (De Man, 1887)⇒ Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Sesarma gracilipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1854)⇒ Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Sesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Sesarma oceanica (De Man, 1889)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmoides kraussi De Man, 1887
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Utica gracilipes White, 1847
Utica nausithoe De Man, 1895
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
8
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