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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Tropical Eastern Pacific (Northeast Pacific)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
340
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
337
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
305
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
72
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tropical Eastern Pacific
4 Families width 16 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tropical Eastern Pacific
11 Genera with 16 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsodius Holmes, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tropical Eastern Pacific
16 Species
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsodius eximius Holmes, 1900Tusilla
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Tropical Eastern Pacific
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
5
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