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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
91
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
86
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
18
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
4 Families width 21 Species
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)14SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
11 Genera with 21 Species
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18378SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
21 Species
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Sarmatium curvatum
Sesarma (Chiromantes) africanum (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma (Holometopus) angolensis de Brito Cap..., 1864
Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Sesarma (Sarmatium) curvatum
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma curvatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
6
14
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