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
Selected species Chiromantes eulimene – marsh crab (east coast of southern Africa) Chiromantes haematocheir – red-clawed crab; akategani (Japanese) dodukge (Korean) Parasesarma erythrodactyla – red-handed shore crab Orisarma dehaani – kurobenkeigani (Japanese) Parasesarma messa – maroon mangrove crab Parasesarma pictum – kakubenkeigani (Japanese) Tiomanium indicum – tioman crab
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