Sesarmidae | |
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Red mangrove crab (Neosarmatium meinerti) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Superfamily: | Grapsoidea |
Family: | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 |
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]
The family contains these genera: [2] [3] [4] [5]