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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
145
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
145
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
97
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
47
97
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
89
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Grande do Norte
4 Families width 10 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Grande do Norte
9 Genera with 10 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Norte
10 Species
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Rio Grande do Norte
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
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