Sesarmidae


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 eulimenemarsh crab
  • Chiromantes haematocheirred-clawed crab; akategani ''dodukge
  • Parasesarma erythrodactylared-handed shore crab
  • Orisarma dehaanikurobenkeigani
  • Parasesarma messamaroon mangrove crab
  • Parasesarma pictumkakubenkeigani
  • Tiomanium indicum'' – tioman crab