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Sesarmid Marsh Crabs
Sesarmidae
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.
49 branches of this family, most-observed first
Square-back American marsh crabs
genusArmases
Parasesarma
genusParasesarma
Aratus
genusAratus
Orisarma
genusOrisarma
Episesarma
genusEpisesarma
Chiromantes
genusChiromantes
Neosarmatium
genusNeosarmatium
Sesarmops
genusSesarmops
vampire crabs
genusGeosesarma
Metasesarma
genusMetasesarma
American Marsh Crabs
genusSesarma
Scandarma
genusScandarma
Nanosesarma
genusNanosesarma
Tiomanium
genusTiomanium
Selatium
genusSelatium
Leptarma
genusLeptarma
Cristarma
genusCristarma
Danarma
genusDanarma
Fasciarma
genusFasciarma
Clistocoeloma
genusClistocoeloma
Pseudosesarma
genusPseudosesarma
Circulium
genusCirculium
Perisesarma
genusPerisesarma
Guinearma
genusGuinearma
Labuanium
genusLabuanium
Sarmatium
genusSarmatium
Bresedium
genusBresedium
Shinobium
genusShinobium
Sinosesarma
genusSinosesarma
Stelgistra
genusStelgistra
Trapezarma
genusTrapezarma
Karstarma
genusKarstarma
Haberma
genusHaberma
Contusarma
genusContusarma
Sesarmoides
genusSesarmoides
Lithoselatium
genusLithoselatium
Manarma
genusManarma
Metopaulias
genusMetopaulias
Miersarma
genusMiersarma
Metagrapsus
genusMetagrapsus
Neosesarma
genusNeosesarma
Platychirarma
genusPlatychirarma
Andamanium
genusAndamanium
Namlacium
genusNamlacium
Muradium
genusMuradium
Mindanium
genusMindanium
Migmarma
genusMigmarma
Eneosesarma
genusEneosesarma
Cyclorma
genusCyclorma
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84967.