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Grapsidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Grapsidae are a family of crabs known variously as marsh crabs, shore crabs, or talon crabs. The family has not been confirmed to form a monophyletic group and some taxa may belong in other families. They are found along the shore among rocks, in estuaries, marshes, and in some cases pelagic among drifting seaweeds and flotsam.
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Genus

Daragrapsus (1)
Daranyia (3)
Geograpsus (Hairy beach crab) (6)
Globihexapus (2)
Goniopsis (3)
Grapsus (Sally lightfoot crab) (13)
Leptograpsus (1)
Litograpsus (1)
Marestia (3)
Metopograpsus (8)
Miograpsus (1)
Miosesarma (2)
Pachygrapsus (Striped shore crab) (15)
Palaeograpsus (5)
Planes (3)
Pseudodaranyia (1)
Sculptoplax (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0