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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
83
659
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
75
599
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
109
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
7
53
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
7 Families width 146 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185143SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185328SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)18SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs39SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
53 Genera with 146 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosoma Agassiz, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Davusia Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eneosesarma Brösing, Spi..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19754SpeciesTaxom
Fasciarma Shahdadi & S..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsodius Holmes, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 178312SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20058SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Karstama Davie & Ng, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Karstarma Davie & Ng, 200915SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18396SpeciesTaxom
Miersiograpsus Türkay, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 185012SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17982SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
146 Species and 2 Subspecies
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
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Cardiosoma crassum Smith, 1870
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Eneosesarma azizi Brösing, Sp..., 2014
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Euchirograpsus timorensis Türkay, 1975
Fasciarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus laportuna
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsodius eximius Holmes, 1900Tusilla
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus adscensious
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus granulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus marmoratus (White, 1847)⇒ Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus webbi
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912
Karstarma ardea Wowor & Ng, 2009
Karstarma balicum Ng, 2002
Karstarma boholano Ng, 2002
Karstarma cerberus Holthuis, 1964
Karstarma emdi Ng & Whitten, 1995
Karstarma guamense Ng, 2002
Karstarma jacksoni Balss, 1934
Karstarma jacobsoni Ihle, 1912
Karstarma loyalty Ng, 2002
Karstarma microphthalmus Naruse & Ng, 2007
Karstarma novabritannia Ng, 1988
Karstarma philippinarum Husana, Naru..., 2010
Karstarma sulu Ng, 2002
Karstarma ultrapes Ng, Guinot &..., 1994
Karstarma waigeo Wowor & Ng, 2009
Leptograpsodes octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Burrowing Shore Crab
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miersiograpsus australiensis Türkay, 1978
Nanosesarma jousseaumei Nobili, 1906
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus natalensis (Ward, 1934)⇒ Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Parasesarma maipoense Soh, 1978
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Perisesarma messa Campbell, 1967
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia dentipes (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Holometopus) dehaani (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Sesarma (Sarmatium) punctata
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Sesarma sigillata (Tweedie, 1950)⇒ Parasesarma sigillatum Tweedie, 1950
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
7
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
18
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
13
28
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