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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
588
1419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
124
579
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
115
535
1257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
321
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
52
292
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
64
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
29
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
5 Families width 70 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185130SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185315SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
29 Genera with 70 Species
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Armases Abele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18375SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17838SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Miersiograpsus Türkay, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18037SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 011SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
70 Species
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Cyclograpsus barbatus MacLeay, 1838
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus occidentalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Helice leachi (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Helice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miersiograpsus kingsleyi Miers, 1885
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parahelice balssi K. Sakai, TÃ..., 2006
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma holthuisi Davie, 2010
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Plagusia capensis
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tomentosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice balssi (K. Sakai, Tü..., 2006)⇒ Parahelice balssi K. Sakai, TÃ..., 2006
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma africana (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma catenata Ortmann, 1897
Sesarma catenatum (Ortmann, 1897)⇒ Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma intermedium
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma pictum De Haan, 1835
Sesarma tetragonus
Sesarmoides kraussi De Man, 1887
Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarmops intermedium De Han, 1885
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
10
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
15
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