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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
420
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
419
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
235
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
133
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
106
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
5 Families width 12 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
10 Genera with 12 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
12 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Texas
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
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