| Metasesarma | |
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| A preserved specimen of M. obesum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Metasesarma H.Milne Edwards, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Metasesarma rousseauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1853 | |
Metasesarma is a genus of crabs in the family Sesarmidae. [1] [2] [3]
WoRMS and GBIF list two species: [1] [2]
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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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The Plagusiidae are a family of crabs, formerly treated as a subfamily of the family Grapsidae, but have since been considered sufficiently distinct to be a family in their own right. The family Plagusiidae includes the subfamily Plagusiinae, comprising the genera Percnon and Plagusia, which constitute a widespread group of litophilic, intertidal and subtidal crabs that are notorious for their speed and their agility.
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Cyclograpsus is a genus of crabs, containing the following species:
Brachynotus is a genus of crabs, comprising the following species:
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