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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Pohnpei Island (Pohnpei State, Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
28
63
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
28
63
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
54
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
54
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
54
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
43
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
43
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pohnpei Island
4 Families width 4 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18530SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pohnpei Island
6 Genera with 4 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pohnpei Island
4 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Pohnpei Island
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
0
Genus
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