WoRMS taxon details
Sesarma reticulatum (Say, 1817)
158458 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158458)
accepted
Species
Grapsus limosus Rafinesque, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypode reticulatus Say, 1817 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ocypode reticulatus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817 - 1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details] 
Distribution Woods Hole Region, Mass., to Volusia County, E Florida; Sarasota, W Florida, to Calhoun County, Tex.
Distribution Woods Hole Region, Mass., to Volusia County, E Florida; Sarasota, W Florida, to Calhoun County, Tex. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Sesarma reticulatum (Say, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158458 on 2026-09-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Grapsus limosus Rafinesque, 1817) Rafinesque, C.S. (1817). Synopsis of four new genera and ten new species of Crustacea, found in the United States. <em>The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> 2: 41-44. [details]
original description (of Ocypode reticulatus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817 - 1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
original description (of Ocypode reticulatus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817 - 1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Other
additional source
Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). , available online at https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/31408/31408.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Woods Hole Region, Mass., to Volusia County, E Florida; Sarasota, W Florida, to Calhoun County, Tex. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | purple marsh crabheavy marsh crab | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sesarma reticulatum)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sesarma reticulatum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 081221)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sesarma reticulatum)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sesarma reticulatum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 081221)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
