Family of crabs
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
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
Neosarmatium Serène & 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
References
^ 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 .