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Checklist for Family Sesarmidae Dana, 1851
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
182
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
165
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
40
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
25
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
10
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
10 Genera with 30 Species
Chiromantes Gistel, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18036SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 185311SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
30 Species
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Selatium elongatus A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma africana (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma elongatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma frontale (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Sesarma smithii (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab


Links, sources and further information
Sesarmidae at artfakta.se
Sesarmidae at biodiversity.org.au
Sesarmidae at gbif.org
Sesarmidae at irmng.org
Sesarmidae at itis.gov
Sesarmidae at marinespecies.org