''Sesarma'' is a genus of
terrestrial crab
A number of lineages of crabs have evolved to live predominantly on land. Examples of terrestrial crabs are found in the families Gecarcinidae and Gecarcinucidae, as well as in selected genera from other families, such as ''Sesarma'', althoug ...
s endemic to the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
.
Many species within this genus live in
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evoluti ...
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
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 ...
, and in some cases even elsewhere in the
Grapsoidea
The Grapsoidea are a superfamily of crabs; they are well known and contain many taxa which are terrestrial (land-living), semiterrestrial (taking to the sea only for reproduction), or limnic (living in fresh water). Another well-known member w ...
.
''Sesarma'' contains the following extant species:
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Sesarma abeokuta''
Schubart & Santl, 2014
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Sesarma aequatoriale
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Ortmann, 1894
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Sesarma ayatum''
Reimer & Diesel, 1998
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Sesarma bidentatum''
Benedict, 1892
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Sesarma cookei
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Hartnoll, 1971
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Sesarma crassipes
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Cano, 1889
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Sesarma curacaoense''
De Man, 1892
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Sesarma dolphinum''
Schubart & Diesel, 1998
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Sesarma fossarum''
Reimer, Diesel & Türkay, 1997
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Sesarma jarvisi
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Rathbun, 1913
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Sesarma meridies
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Schubart & Koller, 2005
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Sesarma rectum
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Randall, 1840
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Sesarma reticulatum
''Sesarma reticulatum'', the purple marsh crab or simply marsh crab, is a crab species native to the salt marshes of the eastern United States.
Distribution
The range of ''S. reticulatum'' extends from Woods Hole, Massachusetts to Volusia C ...
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(Say, 1817)
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Sesarma rhizophorae
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Rathbun, 1906
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Sesarma rubinofforum
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Abele, 1973
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Sesarma sulcatum
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Smith, 1870
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Sesarma verleyi
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Rathbun, 1914
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Sesarma windsor
''Sesarma'' is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas.
Many species within this genus live in mangroves. They have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Several species in ...
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Türkay & Diesel, 1994
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Sesarma nr. reticulatum'', undescribed species related to ''Sesarma reticulatum''
References
Grapsoidea
Terrestrial crustaceans
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