''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'', althou ...
s endemic to the
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
.
Many species within this genus live in
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen a ...
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 fo ...
, 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 wit ...
.
''Sesarma'' contains the following extant species:
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Sesarma abeokuta''
Schubart & Santl, 2014
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Sesarma aequatoriale''
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''
Hartnoll, 1971
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Sesarma crassipes''
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''
Rathbun, 1913
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Sesarma meridies''
Schubart & Koller, 2005
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Sesarma rectum''
Randall, 1840
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Sesarma reticulatum''
(Say, 1817)
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Sesarma rhizophorae''
Rathbun, 1906
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Sesarma rubinofforum''
Abele, 1973
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Sesarma sulcatum''
Smith, 1870
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Sesarma verleyi''
Rathbun, 1914
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Sesarma windsor''
Türkay & Diesel, 1994
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Sesarma nr. reticulatum'', undescribed species related to ''Sesarma reticulatum''
References
Sesarmidae
Terrestrial crustaceans
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