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Sesarmidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Scientific name
  
Sesarmidae

Higher classification
  
Grapsoidea

Order
  
Decapoda

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Superfamily
  
Grapsoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Sesarmidae Photos of land crabs in the family Sesarmidae

Lower classifications
  
Sesarma, Geosesarma, Aratus pisonii, Perisesarma bidens, Pseudosesarma moeschi


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.

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Genera

The family contains these genera:

The genera Chiromantes, Parasesarma, Pseudosesarma and Sesarmops are apparently not monophyletic. Scandarma may be a junior synonym of some other genus.

Selected species


  • 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 pictum – kakubenkeigani (Japanese)

    • References

    Sesarmidae Wikipedia
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