Sesarma
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Sesarma is a genus of terrestrial crab
s. Many species within this genus live in mangrove
s. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species initially placed here are now placed in other genera of the Sesarmidae
, and in some cases even elsewhere in the Grapsoidea
.
Sesarma contains the following species:
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s. Many species within this genus live in mangrove
Mangrove
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
s. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species initially placed here are now placed in other genera of the Sesarmidae
Sesarmidae
Sesarmidae is 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:...
, and in some cases even elsewhere in the Grapsoidea
Grapsoidea
Grapsoidea is a superfamily of crabs. These crabs are well known and contain many taxa which are terrestrial , semi-terrestrial or limnic...
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Sesarma contains the following species:
- Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
- Sesarma ayatum Reimer & Diesel, 1998
- Sesarma bidentatum Benedict, 1892
- Sesarma cookei Hartnoll, 1971
- Sesarma crassipes Cano, 1889
- Sesarma cruracaoense De Man, 1892
- Sesarma dolphinum Schubart & Diesel, 1998
- Sesarma fossarum Reimer, Diesel & Türkay, 1997
- Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1913
- Sesarma meridies Schubert & Koller, 2005
- Sesarma rectum Randall, 1840
- Sesarma reticulatumSesarma reticulatumSesarma reticulatum, the heavy marsh crab, is a crab species native to the salt marshes of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Their overpopulation, caused by a loss of predators, has been blamed for the decline in cordgrass found in the marshes....
(Say, 1817) - Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906
- Sesarma rubinofforum Abele, 1973
- Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870
- Sesarma verleyi Rathbun, 1914
- Sesarma windsor Türkay & Diesel, 1994