Grapsidae

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Grapsidae
Pachygrapsus marmoratus
Pachygrapsus marmoratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Eumalacostraca
Superorder: Eucarida
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Grapsoidea
Family: Grapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Genera and species

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Grapsidae is a family of crabs. Its monophyly is unconfirmed; some taxa probably belong elsewhere.[1]

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[edit] Selected genera and species

Note: This classification is still partly based on the pre-2001 definition of Grapsidae, which contained much of what today is the Grapsoidea. See Martin and Davis (2001).

  • Genus Brachynotus
    • Brachynotus sexdentatus
  • Genus Cyclograpsus
  • Genus Eriocheir
  • Genus Euchirograpsus
    • American talon crab, Euchirograpsus americanus
    • Antillean talon crab, Euchirograpsus antillensis
    • Euchirograpsus liguricus
    • Euchirograpsus madagascariensis
    • Euchirograpsus polyodous
    • Euchirograpsus timorensis
  • Genus Geograpsus
    • Geograpsus crinipes
    • Variegate shore crab, Geograpsus lividus
    • Geograpsus grayi
    • Geograpsus stormi
  • Genus Goniopsis
    • Mangrove root crab, Goniopsis cruentata
  • Genus Grapsodius
    • Grapsodius eximius
  • Genus Grapsus
    • Mottled lightfoot crab, Grapsus albolineatus
    • Grapsus adscensionis
    • Grapsus altifrons
    • Grapsus aspera
    • Grapsus fourmanoiri
    • Grapsus granulosus
    • Sally lightfoot crab, Grapsus grapsus
    • Grapsus inornatus
    • Grapsus intermedius
    • Grapsus longitarsis
    • Grapsus maculatus
    • Grapsus ornatus
    • Grapsus peronii
    • Grapsus pharaonis
    • Grapsus pictus
    • Grapsus planifrons
    • Grapsus rudis
    • Grapsus strigosus
    • Natal lightfoot crab, Grapsus tenuicrustatus
    • Grapsus webbi
  • Genus Helograpsus
    • Helograpsus haswellianus
  • Genus Helice
  • Genus Hemigrapsus
  • Genus Leptograpsodes
    • Leptograpsodes octodentatus
  • Genus Leptograpsus
  • Genus Marestia
    • Marestia elegans
  • Genus Metopograpsus
  • Genus Pachygrapsus
    • Pachygrapsus corrugatus
    • Striped shore crab, Pachygrapsus crassipes
    • Pachygrapsus fakaravensis
    • Dark shore crab, Pachygrapsus gracilis
    • Pachygrapsus laevimanus
    • Pachygrapsus loveridgei
    • Drifter crab, Pachygrapsus marinus
    • Pachygrapsus marmoratus
    • Pachygrapsus minutus
    • Pachygrapsus planifrons
    • Pachygrapsus plicatus
    • Pachygrapsus propinquus
    • Mottled shore crab, Pachygrapsus transversus
  • Genus Percnon
    • Percnon abbreviatum
    • Blue-eyed rock crab, Percnon affine
    • Nimble spray crab, Percnon gibbesi
    • Flat rock crab, Percnon planissimum
  • Genus Plagusia
  • Genus Planes
    • Blue Pacific weed crab, Planes cyaneus
    • Brown Pacific weed crab, Planes marinus
    • Gulfweed crab, Planes minutus
  • Genus Platychirograpsus
    • Saber crab, Platychirograpsus spectabilis

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Schubart et al. (2006)
  • Schubart, C.D.; Cannicci, S.; Vannini, M. & Fratini, S. (2006): Molecular phylogeny of grapsoid crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) and allies based on two mitochondrial genes and a proposal for refraining from current superfamily classification. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 44(3): 193–199. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00354.x (HTML abstract)[verification needed]
  • Martin, J. W., & G. E. Davis. 2001. An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Science Series 39, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. Available online (PDF)

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