WoRMS taxon details
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838
Grapsinae MacLeay, 1838 · unaccepted (status change)
Genus Geograpsus Stimpson, 1858
Genus Goniopsis De Haan, 1833
Genus Grapsus Lamarck, 1801
Genus Leptograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Genus Metopograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Genus Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840
Genus Planes Bowdich, 1825
Genus Acanthopus De Haan, 1833 accepted as Percnon Gistel, 1848 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Chiromanthes Gistel, 1848 accepted as Chiromantes Gistel, 1848 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Grapse Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Grapsus Lamarck, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling, vernacular name)
Genus Heterograpsus Lucas, 1846 accepted as Brachynotus De Haan, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Holometopus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
Genus Nautilograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Planes Bowdich, 1825 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Marestia Dana, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Genus Goniopsis De Haan, 1833
Genus Grapsus Lamarck, 1801
Genus Leptograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Genus Metopograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Genus Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840
Genus Planes Bowdich, 1825
Genus Acanthopus De Haan, 1833 accepted as Percnon Gistel, 1848 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Chiromanthes Gistel, 1848 accepted as Chiromantes Gistel, 1848 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Grapse Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Grapsus Lamarck, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling, vernacular name)
Genus Heterograpsus Lucas, 1846 accepted as Brachynotus De Haan, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Holometopus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
Genus Nautilograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Planes Bowdich, 1825 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Marestia Dana, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] 
WoRMS (2023). Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106772 on 2023-02-07
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original description
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
original description (of Grapsinae MacLeay, 1838) MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Grapsinae MacLeay, 1838) MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
[request] basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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