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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region West India (India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
115
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
115
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
36
85
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
85
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
34
78
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West India
4 Families width 10 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West India
11 Genera with 10 Species
Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1853Tree-climbing crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
10 Species
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in West India
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
2
2
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