Sesarmidae
Aratus pisonii (H.Milne Edwards, 1837)
Aratus pisonii (H.Milne Edwards, 1837)
Aratus pisonii, the mangrove tree crab, is a small omnivorous crab that lives in American tropical and semitropical mangroves.
Armases cinereum (Bosc, 1801)
Armases cinereum (Bosc, 1801)
Armases cinereum, the squareback marsh or wharf crab, is a common omnivorous coastal crab found from the Chesapeake Bay to Mexico.
Sesarma reticulatum (Say, 1817)
Sesarma reticulatum (Say, 1817)
Sesarma reticulatum is a crab species native to the North American Atlantic coast whose overpopulation impacts salt marsh ecosystems.
Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)
Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)
Metasesarma obesum is a species known from Indian and Pacific Ocean shores, with a described male neotype.
Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940)
Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940)
Episesarma versicolor is a large mangrove sesarmid crab distinguished by its white-tipped violet claw, found across South and Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
Parasesarma pictum (De Haan, 1835)
Parasesarma pictum (De Haan, 1835)
Parasesarma pictum is a sesarmid crab with a square carapace and distinct anatomical features across age and sex groups.
Parasesarma messa (Campbell, 1967)
Parasesarma messa (Campbell, 1967)
Parasesarma messa, the maroon mangrove crab, is a burrowing mangrove crab species found in Queensland, Australia.
Chiromantes haematocheir (De Haan, 1833)
Chiromantes haematocheir (De Haan, 1833)
Chiromantes haematocheir is a crab species with distinct physical and color traits that change as it develops.
Neosarmatium smithi (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)
Neosarmatium smithi (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)
Neosarmatium smithi is a mangrove-dwelling swimming crab species found across Indo-West Pacific marine and brackish waters.
Neosarmatium australiense Ragionieri, Fratini & Schubart, 2012
Neosarmatium australiense Ragionieri, Fratini & Schubart, 2012
Neosarmatium australiense is a mangrove crab species from northern Australia, split from N. meinerti in 2012.
Tiomanium indicum (H.Milne Edwards, 1837)
Tiomanium indicum (H.Milne Edwards, 1837)
Tiomanium indicum, the Tioman crab, is a supralittoral sesarmid crab found across the western and central Indo-Pacific.
Orisarma dehaani (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)
Orisarma dehaani (H.Milne Edwards, 1853)
Orisarma dehaani is an East Asian endemic mudflat crab that lives in mangrove swamps, with distinct physical traits.
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