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Sesarmidae

Schubart, Christoph D.;Ng, Peter K. L.

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Sesarmidae

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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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FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilySesarmidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded40,881

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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.

==Genera== The family contains these genera: Aratus Armases Bresedium Chiromantes Clistocoeloma Contusarma Cristarma Danarma Episesarma Fasciarma Geosesarma Guinearma Haberma Karstarma Labuanium Leptarma Manarma Metagrapsus Metasesarma Metopaulias Miersarma Migmarma Muradium Namlacium Nanosesarma Neosarmatium Neosesarma Orisarma Parasesarma Perisesarma Platychirarma Pseudosesarma Sarmatium Scandarma Selatium Sesarma Sesarmoides Sesarmops Stelgistra Tiomanum Trapezarma

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