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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
4 Families width 15 Species
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
10 Genera with 15 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18274SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
15 Species
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Al..., 1968
Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839)⇒ Brachynotus gemmellaroi Rizza, 1839
Brachynotus gemmellaroi Rizza, 1839
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus granulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Heterograpsus lucasi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
6
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