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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
511
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
172
510
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
343
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
341
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
317
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
169
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
154
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windward Islands
5 Families width 32 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185111SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windward Islands
14 Genera with 32 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 06SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
32 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore 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
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma americana de Saussure, 1857
Sesarma americanum (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Armases americanum Saussure, 1858
Sesarma roberti (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma robertii

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in Windward Islands
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
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