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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
339
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
339
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
89
275
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
271
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
252
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
167
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
157
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest Mexico
6 Families width 16 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest Mexico
15 Genera with 16 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsus Smith, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
16 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Glyptograpsus impressus Smith, 1870
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlyptograpsidae
Schubart, Cuesta & Felder, 2002
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
1
Genus
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