Review of the Grapsid Crab Genus 'Sesarma' (Crustacea: Decapoda: Grapsidae) inAmerica, with the Description of a New Genus

摘要

All 39 species of Sesarma reported from the Americas were examined, and 23 ofthese are considered valid. The genus Sesarma is here restricted to the Americas, and the following species are assigned to this genus: reticulatum (the type species), crassipes, curacaoense, rectum, bidentatum, jarvisi, cookei, verleyi, aequatoriale, sulcatum, rhizophorae, and rubinofforum. A new genus, Armases, is described; Sesarma cinereum is the type species.