AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
90
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
7
50
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
7 Families width 155 Species and 1 Subspecies
Plagusiidae Dana, 185117SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185141SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185344SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Xenograpsidae Davie, Schub..., 20071SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polynesia
50 Genera with 155 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUVX
Acanthopus De Haan, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 183713SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gopkittisak Naruse & Clark, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 178310SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17932SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18396SpeciesTaxom
Miersiograpsus Türkay, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Miograpsus Fleming, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18508SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18037SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17907SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 186915SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stelgistra Ng & Liu, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xenograpsus Takeda & Kurata, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
155 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthopus abbreviatum (Dana, 1851)⇒ Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Austrohelice manneringi R. M. Feldmann, 2008
Brachynotus edwardsii (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus crenulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837
Cyclograpsus gaimardii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauseii
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus sexdentatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Euchirograpsus danielae N. K. Ng & M..., 2010
Euchirograpsus tuerkayi Crosnier, 2001
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus depressus Heller, 1862
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geosesarma angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Clubtails
Grapsus (Leptograpsus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus corrugatus (von Martens, 1872)⇒ Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus rudis (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Helice crassa (Dana, 1851)⇒ Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851
Helice evassa
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus edwardsi (Hilgendorf, 1882)⇒ Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Heterograpsus elongatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Heterograpsus sanguineus (Lenz, 1902)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Heterograpsus sexdentatus (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Heterograpsus spinosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leptograpsodes octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Burrowing Shore Crab
Leptograpsus rugulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metaplax hirtipes (Heller, 1865)⇒ Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus striatus
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miersiograpsus australiensis Türkay, 1978
Miograpsus papaka Fleming, 1981
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Orcovita gracilipes Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma calypso De Man, 1895
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma kuekenthali De Man, 1902
Parasesarma obliquifrons Rathbun, 1924
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia dentipes (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia speciosa Dana, 1851
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus crassimanus Finnegan, 1931
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus intermedius De Man, 1879
Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865
Sesarma (Holometopus) aubryi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma angustifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Geosesarma angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Sesarma obliquifrons (Rathbun, 1924)⇒ Parasesarma obliquifrons Rathbun, 1924
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Sesarma oceanica (De Man, 1889)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma quadratum
Sesarma rotundatum (Hess, 1865)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma trapezoidea (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Stelgistra stormi De Man, 1895
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xenograpsus ngatama McLay, 2007

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Polynesia
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
8
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeptograpsodidae
Guinot, Ng & Rodriguez Moreno, 2018
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
14
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
16
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenograpsidae
Davie, Schubart & Ng, 2007
1
1
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