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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Western Port (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
112
278
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
276
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
81
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Port
5 Families width 12 Species
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18537SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Port
9 Genera with 12 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Port
12 Species
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leptograpsodes octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Burrowing Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Western Port
FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
7
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