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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
196
500
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
498
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
76
204
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
203
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
181
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
107
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
98
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
4 Families width 14 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
9 Genera with 14 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
14 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus cirripes Smith, 1800
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
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