Sesarmidae
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| Red mangrove crab Neosarmatium meinerti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Grapsoidea |
| Family: | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 |
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The Sesarmidae are a family of crabs, previously included in the Grapsidae by many authors. Several species, namely in Geosesarma, Metopaulias, and Sesarma, are true terrestrial crabs. They do not need to return to the sea even for breeding.[1]
Genera[edit]
The family contains these genera:[2][3][4][5]
- Aratus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
- Armases Abele, 1992
- Bresedium Serène & Soh, 1970
- Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
- Clistocoeloma H. Milne-Edwards, 1873
- Contusarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Cristarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Danarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Episesarma de Man, 1895
- Fasciarma Shahdadi & Schubart, 2017
- Geosesarma de Man, 1892
- Guinearma Shahdadi & Schubart, 2017
- Haberma Ng & Schubart, 2002
- Karstarma Davie & Ng, 2007
- Labuanium Serène & Soh, 1970
- Leptarma Shahdadi, Fratini & Schubart, 2020
- Manarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Metagrapsus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Metasesarma H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
- Metopaulias Rathbun, 1896
- Miersarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Migmarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Muradium Serène & Soh, 1970
- Namlacium Serène & Soh, 1970
- Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1950
- NeosarmatiumSerène & Soh, 1970
- Neosesarma Serène & Soh, 1970
- Orisarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Parasesarma de Man, 1895
- Perisesarma de Man, 1895
- Platychirarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
- Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 1970
- Sarmatium Dana, 1851
- Scandarma Schubart, Liu & Cuesta, 2003
- Selatium Serène & Soh, 1970
- Sesarma Say, 1817
- Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 1970
- Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 1970
- Stelgistra Ng & Liu, 1999
- Tiomanum Serène & Soh, 1970
- Trapezarma Schubart & Ng, 2020
Selected species[edit]
- Chiromantes dehaani – kurobenkeigani (Japanese)
- Chiromantes eulimene – marsh crab (east coast of southern Africa)
- Chiromantes haematocheir – red-clawed crab; akategani (Japanese) dodukge (Korean)
- Parasesarma erythrodactyla – red-handed shore crab
- Parasesarma messa – maroon mangrove crab
- Parasesarma pictum – kakubenkeigani (Japanese)
References[edit]
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- ^ Christoph D. Schubart; Hung-Chand Liu & José A. Cuesta (2003). "A new genus and species of tree-climbing crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from Taiwan with notes on its ecology and larval morphology" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 51 (1): 49–59.
- ^ Ng, P. K. L.; Guinot, D. & Davie, P. J. F. (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement. 17: 1–286. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Schubart, C.B.; Ng, P.K.L. (2020). "Revision of the intertidal and semiterrestrial crab genera Chiromantes Gistel, 1848, and Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 1970 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae), using morphology and molecular phylogenetics, with the establishment of nine new genera and two new species" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68: 891–994. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2020-0097. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Shahdadi A, Fratini S, Schubart CD (2020). "Taxonomic reassessment of Parasesarma (Crustacea: Brachyura: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) based on genetic and morphological comparisons, with the description of a new genus". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4): 1123–1158. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa025. hdl:2158/1191089.
- ^ Shahdadi A, Schubart CD (2017). "Taxonomic review of Perisesarma (Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) and closely related genera based on morphology and molecular phylogenetics: new classification, two new genera and the questionable phylogenetic value of the epibranchial tooth". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (3): 517–548. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx032.
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