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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
198
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
197
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
127
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
90
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait
4 Families width 11 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18530SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
9 Genera with 11 Species
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17753SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
11 Species
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Parasesarma maipoense Soh, 1978
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma messa Campbell, 1967
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
0
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