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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
96
729
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
632
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
112
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
8
54
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
8 Families width 156 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185145SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185337SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)18SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs36SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae (Schubart, C..., 2002)2SpeciesTaxom
Xenograpsidae Davie, Schub..., 20071SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
54 Genera with 156 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18538SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18375SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Globihexapus Schweitzer &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17839SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20058SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Marestia Dana, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Metopaulias Rathbun, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18395SpeciesTaxom
Miersiograpsus Türkay, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 185011SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parahelice K. Sakai, Tü..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18188SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 191414SpeciesTaxom
Stelgistra Ng & Liu, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tiomanium Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xenograpsus Takeda & Kurata, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
156 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases magdalenense Rathbun, 1918
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Asthenognathus cornishorum C. Schweitze..., 1999
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835Japanese mitten crab
Eriocheir japonicus (De Haan, 1885)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Euchirograpsus danielae N. K. Ng & M..., 2010
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geosesarma maculatum De Man, 1892
Globihexapus paxillus C. Schweitze..., 2001
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus longitarsus (Dana, 1851)⇒ Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus subquadratus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Helice tridens De Haan, 1835
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Leptograpsodes octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Burrowing Shore Crab
Marestia spinitarsus Say, 1817
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopaulias depressus Rathbun, 1896
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miersiograpsus kingsleyi Miers, 1885
Nanosesarma gordoni Shen, 1935
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Orcovita mollitia Ng, Guinot &..., 1996
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus longipes (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus marinus (M. J. Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus socuis
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon pilimanus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Parahelice pilimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia orientalis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Plagusia sayi (De Kay, 1844)⇒ Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775
Plagusia speciosa Dana, 1851
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Platychirograpsus typicus (Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudograpsus nudus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851
Pseudograpsus oregonensis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudosesarma bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Pseudosesarma moeschii De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900
Sarmatium faxoni (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma (Holometopus) benedicti (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma angustipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Sesarma cheiragona (Targioni-Toz..., 1877)⇒ Pseudosesarma bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma cincerea
Sesarma cinerea Bosc, 1801
Sesarma cinereum (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Sesarma reticulatus
Sesarma verleyi Rathbun, 1914
Stelgistra stormi De Man, 1895
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Tiomanium indicum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xenograpsus testudinatus N. K. Ng, Hu..., 2000

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlyptograpsidae
Schubart, Cuesta & Felder, 2002
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
7
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeptograpsodidae
Guinot, Ng & Rodriguez Moreno, 2018
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
16
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
17
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenograpsidae
Davie, Schubart & Ng, 2007
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