''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'', alth ...

s endemic to the Americas. Many species within this genus live in

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal 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 evolution in several ...

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: *''

Sesarma abeokuta ''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 ...

'' Schubart & Santl, 2014 *''

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 ...

'' Ortmann, 1894 *''

Sesarma ayatum ''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 ...

'' Reimer & Diesel, 1998 *''

Sesarma bidentatum ''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 ...

'' Benedict, 1892 *''

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 ...

'' Hartnoll, 1971 *''

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 i ...

'' Cano, 1889 *''

Sesarma curacaoense ''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 ...

'' De Man, 1892 *''

Sesarma dolphinum ''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 ...

'' Schubart & Diesel, 1998 *''

Sesarma fossarum ''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 ...

'' Reimer, Diesel & Türkay, 1997 *'' Sesarma jarvisi'' Rathbun, 1913 *'' Sesarma meridies'' Schubart & Koller, 2005 *''

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 i ...

'' Randall, 1840 *''

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 ...

'' (Say, 1817) *''

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 ...

'' Rathbun, 1906 *''

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 i ...

'' Abele, 1973 *''

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 i ...

'' Smith, 1870 *''

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 i ...

'' Rathbun, 1914 *''

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 i ...

'' Türkay & Diesel, 1994 *''

Sesarma nr. reticulatum ''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 ...

'', undescribed species related to ''Sesarma reticulatum''

References

Grapsoidea Terrestrial crustaceans {{crab-stub