Geosesarma

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Geosesarma

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Grapsoidea
Family:	Sesarmidae
Genus:	Geosesarma

Species

Geosesarma angustifrons
Geosesarma gordonae
Geosesarma hednon
Geosesarma johnsoni
Geosesarma maculatuzm
Geosesarma nemesis
Geosesarma notophorum
Geosesarma peraccae
Geosesarma sp Vampire
Geosesarma starmuhlneri
Geosesarma sylvicolum
Geosesarma ternatense

Geosesarma is genus of terrestrial crabs. They live and reproduce on land with its larval stage inside the egg. Some species such as the Geosesarma nemesis are insectivorous and are benerficial to humans. Some species are kept as pets. They were once considered part of the Grapsidae family but put in the Sesarmidae. Most species of this genus are brightly colored.