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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
206
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
135
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
133
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
33
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
5 Families width 34 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185115SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
19 Genera with 34 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
34 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Heterograpsus elongatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus striatus
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma calypso De Man, 1895
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma oceanica (De Man, 1889)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
4
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