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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
99
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
68
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
63
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
5 Families width 14 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
12 Genera with 14 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1895
Tree-climbing crab0SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
14 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanosesarma andersoni De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma fascicularis

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
5
6
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