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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
121
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
49
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
46
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Lucia
5 Families width 11 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Lucia
11 Genera with 11 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
11 Species
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Saint Lucia
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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