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Family: Sesarmidae sesarmid mangrove crabs



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87 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 2.7 cm CW
 
Aratus pisonii
[Mangrove tree crab]
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Armases benedicti
[Fatfinger marsh crab]
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Armases cinereum
[Squareback marsh crab]
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Armases miersii
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Armases ricordi
[Humic marsh crab]
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Armases rubripes
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Bresedium eurypleon
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Chiromantes obtusifrons
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Chiromantes ortmanni
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Clistocoeloma balansae
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Clistocoeloma merguiense
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Geosesarma angustifrons
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Geosesarma foxi
[Penang Hill vampire crab]
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Haberma nanum
[Grasping dwarf sesamid]
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Haberma tingkok
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Labuanium gracilipes
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Labuanium rotundatum
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Leptarma dispersum
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Leptarma reunionense
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Metasesarma aubryi
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Metasesarma obesum
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Muradium tetragonum
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Nanosesarma andersonii
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Nanosesarma batavicum
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Nanosesarma edamense
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Nanosesarma jousseaumei
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Nanosesarma minutum
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Nanosesarma pontianacense
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Nanosesarma sarii
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Neosarmatium fourmanoiri
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Neosarmatium indicum
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Neosarmatium integrum
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Neosarmatium meinerti
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Neosarmatium punctatum
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Neosarmatium smithi
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Neosarmatium trispinosum
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Orisarma patshuni
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Orisarma sinense
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Parasesarma batavianum
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Parasesarma bidens
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Parasesarma calypso
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Parasesarma darwinense
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Parasesarma daviei
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Parasesarma ellenae
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Parasesarma erythodactylum
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Parasesarma gecko
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Parasesarma gracilipes
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Parasesarma guttatum
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Parasesarma kui
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Parasesarma lenzii
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Parasesarma leptosoma
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Parasesarma macaco
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Parasesarma maipoense
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Parasesarma melissa
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Parasesarma messa
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Parasesarma moluccense
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Parasesarma parvulum
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Max. Length 2.6 cm CL
 
Parasesarma persicum
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Parasesarma pictum
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Parasesarma plicatum
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Parasesarma purpureum
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Parasesarma rutilimanum
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Parasesarma semperi
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Parasesarma tarantula
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Pseudosesarma bocourti
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Pseudosesarma edwardsii
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Pseudosesarma laevimanum
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Sarmatium crassum
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Sarmatium germaini
[Mound crab]
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Sarmatium hegerli
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Sarmatium striaticarpus
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Max. Length 3.3 cm CL
 
Sesarma angolense
[Angola marsh crab]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
 
Sesarma boulengeri
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Sesarma curacaoense
[Mangrove marsh crab]
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Sesarma lenzii
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Sesarma leptosama
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Sesarma punctata
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Max. Length 3.6 cm CW
 
Sesarma rectum
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Sesarma reticulatum
[Purple marsh crab]
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Sesarma sigillata
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Sesarma sulcatum
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Sesarma trapezoideum
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Sesarmoides borneensis
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Sesarmoides kraussi
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Sesarmoides longipes
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Sesarmops impressus
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Tiomanium indicum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aratus pisonii Mangrove tree crab Eastern Pacific and Weste 2.7 CW 1837
Armases benedicti Fatfinger marsh crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1897
Armases cinereum Squareback marsh crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1802
Armases miersii Western Central Atlantic. 1897
Armases ricordi Humic marsh crab Western Atlantic 1853
Armases rubripes Southwest Atlantic 1897
Bresedium eurypleon Southwest Atlantic 2020
Chiromantes obtusifrons To be filled. 1851
Chiromantes ortmanni Western Indian Ocean 1965
Clistocoeloma balansae Western Central Pacific. 1873
Clistocoeloma merguiense Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Geosesarma angustifrons Pacific. Tropical to sub 1869
Geosesarma foxi Penang Hill vampire crab Malaysia. 1918
Haberma nanum Grasping dwarf sesamid Western Central Pacific 2002
Haberma tingkok Northwest Pacific 2017
Labuanium gracilipes Eastern Central Pacific 1854
Labuanium rotundatum Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Leptarma dispersum Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Leptarma reunionense Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Metasesarma aubryi Western Central Pacific. 1869
Metasesarma obesum Western Central Pacific. 1851
Muradium tetragonum Western Central Pacific. 1798
Nanosesarma andersonii Western Pacific 1888
Nanosesarma batavicum Western Central Pacific 1903
Nanosesarma edamense Western Central Pacific. 1887
Nanosesarma jousseaumei Western Indian Ocean. 1905
Nanosesarma minutum Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Nanosesarma pontianacense Western Central Pacific 1895
Nanosesarma sarii Western Indian Ocean 0.9 CL 2009
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Western Central Pacific. 1973
Neosarmatium indicum Northwest Pacific 1868
Neosarmatium integrum Western Central Pacific. 1873
Neosarmatium meinerti Indo-Pacific 1887
Neosarmatium punctatum Western Central Pacific. 1873
Neosarmatium smithi Indo-West Pacific. 1853
Neosarmatium trispinosum Indo-West Pacific. 1994
Orisarma patshuni Northwest Pacific 1978
Orisarma sinense Northwest Pacific 1853
Parasesarma batavianum Western Central Pacific 1890
Parasesarma bidens Northwest Pacific 1835
Parasesarma calypso Western Central Pacific 1895
Parasesarma darwinense Eastern Indian Ocean 1967
Parasesarma daviei Eastern Indian Ocean 2021
Parasesarma ellenae Western Central Pacific. 1968
Parasesarma erythodactylum Indo-West Pacific 1865
Parasesarma gecko Western Pacific. Tropica 2018
Parasesarma gracilipes Western Central Pacific 2018
Parasesarma guttatum Western Indian Ocean. 1869
Parasesarma kui Northwest Pacific 2018
Parasesarma lenzii Northwest Pacific 1894
Parasesarma leptosoma Indo-West Pacific. 1869
Parasesarma macaco Western Pacific 2018
Parasesarma maipoense Northwest Pacific 1978
Parasesarma melissa Northwest and Western Cen 1887
Parasesarma messa Eastern Indian Ocean 1967
Parasesarma moluccense Eastern Indian Ocean 1892
Parasesarma parvulum Western Central Pacific 2018
Parasesarma persicum Western Indian Ocean. 2.6 CL 2010
Parasesarma pictum Northwest Pacific 1835
Parasesarma plicatum Indo-West Pacific. 1803
Parasesarma purpureum Western Central Pacific 2018
Parasesarma rutilimanum Western Central Pacific 1936
Parasesarma semperi Indo-West Pacific 1893
Parasesarma tarantula Western Central Pacific 2018
Pseudosesarma bocourti Western Central Pacific 1869
Pseudosesarma edwardsii Western Central Pacific 1888
Pseudosesarma laevimanum Western Central Pacific 1894
Sarmatium crassum Eastern Central Pacific 1851
Sarmatium germaini Mound crab Indo-West Pacific. 1869
Sarmatium hegerli Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Sarmatium striaticarpus Western Central Pacific 1992
Sesarma angolense Angola marsh crab Eastern Atlantic 3.3 CL 1864
Sesarma boulengeri Endemic to Persian Gulf. 2.5 CL 1920
Sesarma curacaoense Mangrove marsh crab Western Atlantic 1892
Sesarma lenzii Indian Ocean 1895
Sesarma leptosama Western Indian Ocean 1896
Sesarma punctata Western Central Pacific
Sesarma rectum Southwestern Atlantic. 3.6 CW 1840
Sesarma reticulatum Purple marsh crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1817
Sesarma sigillata Eastern Indian Ocean 1950
Sesarma sulcatum To be filled. 1870
Sesarma trapezoideum To be filled. 1837
Sesarmoides borneensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1950
Sesarmoides kraussi Western Central Pacific 1887
Sesarmoides longipes Western Central Pacific 1843
Sesarmops impressus Western Central Pacific 1837
Tiomanium indicum Western Central Pacific 1837



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