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Metasesarma H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)

AphiaID

206798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206798)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Metasesarma rousseauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Sesarmidae Dana, 1851

Original name

Metasesarma H. Milne Edwards, 1853

Direct children (3)

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Species Metasesarma aubryi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Species Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)
Species Metasesarma rousseauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Milne Edwards, H. (1853-1854). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 4-13 [163-192, pls 4-5 published Dec 1853; 193-228, pls 6-13 published Jan 1854; see Clark, 2025). [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Metasesarma H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206798 on 2026-07-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-13 09:54:01Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-19 07:58:39Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2022-05-18 20:24:38Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2023-02-26 19:17:52Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Milne Edwards, H. (1853-1854). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 4-13 [163-192, pls 4-5 published Dec 1853; 193-228, pls 6-13 published Jan 1854; see Clark, 2025). [details]

basis of record Hartnoll, R.G. (1975). The Grapsidae and Ocypodidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Tanzania. J. Zool. London 177, 305-328, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1975.tb02235.x [details]

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]