Decanet taxon details
Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758)
422188 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422188)
accepted
Species
Cancer grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Cancer jumpibus Swire, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (described as "Cancer jumpibus,...)
described as "Cancer jumpibus, new genus" which is obviously incorrect
Grapsus altifrons Stimpson, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus ornatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Grapsus grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) accepted as Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer grapsus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Depth range Intertidal
Depth range Intertidal [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422188 on 2025-09-11
Date
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2009-10-06 12:38:14Z
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original description
(of Grapsus ornatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details] 
original description (of Cancer grapsus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Cancer jumpibus Swire, 1938) Swire, H. (1938). The Voyage of the Challenger. A Personal Narrative of the Historic Circumnavigation of the Globe in the Years 1872-1876, I : 1-192, figs., pis.; 2: 1-169, figs., pis. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Grapsus altifrons Stimpson, 1860) Stimpson, W. (1860). Notes on North American Crustacea, in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. No. II. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(22): 177-246, pls. 2-4 [preprint April 1860, journal issue 1862]. [details]
original description (of Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]
original description (of Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
original description (of Cancer grapsus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Cancer jumpibus Swire, 1938) Swire, H. (1938). The Voyage of the Challenger. A Personal Narrative of the Historic Circumnavigation of the Globe in the Years 1872-1876, I : 1-192, figs., pis.; 2: 1-169, figs., pis. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Grapsus altifrons Stimpson, 1860) Stimpson, W. (1860). Notes on North American Crustacea, in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. No. II. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(22): 177-246, pls. 2-4 [preprint April 1860, journal issue 1862]. [details]
original description (of Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]
original description (of Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Sally lightfoot crabsally lightfootmottled shore crabcliff crab | [details] |
| German | Felsenkrabbe | [details] |
| Japanese | カクベンケイガニ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Grapsus ornatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To CRUSTA
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Sally Lightfoot Crab)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grapsus grapsus)
To GenBank (132 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Grapsus grapsus larva (zoea))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Grapsus grapsus USNM 126859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Grapsus altifrons Stimpson, 1860)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Grapsus ornatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To CRUSTA
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Sally Lightfoot Crab)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grapsus grapsus)
To GenBank (132 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Grapsus grapsus larva (zoea))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Grapsus grapsus USNM 126859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Grapsus maculatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Grapsus altifrons Stimpson, 1860)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records)
To ITIS
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