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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Virginia Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Key
2 Families width 4 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Key
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Key
4 Species
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Virginia Key
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
1
2
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