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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Western Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
144
584
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
143
583
1677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
116
527
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
524
1570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
479
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
182
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
36
165
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
36
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Atlantic Ocean
6 Families width 24 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Atlantic Ocean
17 Genera with 24 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19752SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Atlantic Ocean
24 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Western Atlantic Ocean
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
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