Family : Sesarmidae

(10 species present in Seychelles)

Subfamily : Sesarminae

Genus : Neosarmatium

Species : Neosarmatium meinerti De Man, 1887

Scientific name :	Neosarmatium meinerti De Man, 1887
English name :
Creole name :	Trouloulou
French name :	Tourlouroux
Family :	Grapsidae
Islands :	Mahe, Praslin, La Digue
Ecology :
Habitat :	Mangroves, Mudflats
Diet :	Herbivorous : mangrove leaves (more than 90 %), completed with little animal matter (crustacea and insecta), no distinct preference for any leave or propagule of the various mangrove species (Dahdouh-Guebas et al, 1997)
Activity :
Burrowing :	yes
Description :
Size :
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Picture :

Neosarmatium Meinerti, hiding under some timber during daylight.

Genus : Sesarma

Species : Sesarma impressum

Scientific name :	Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edwards
English name :
Creole name :
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Family :	Sesarmidae
Islands :	Mahé (Glaçis, Bel Ombre river), Praslin, Silhouette (Haig, 1984)
Ecology :
Habitat :	Freshwater rivers
Diet :
Activity :
Burrowing :	no, hiding between rocks
Description :
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Genus : Percnon Gistel, 1848

Subfamily : Varuninae Alcock, 1900

Genus : Varuna H. Milne Edwards, 1830

Species : Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798

Scientific name :	Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798
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Family :	Grapsidae
Distribution :
Seychelles :
World :	Apparantly absent from the Red Sea, it is widespread along the African Coast as far as Natal, and over the entire Indian Ocean as far as Japan and Australia (Vannini and Valmori, 1981a).
Ecology :
Habitat :	Small pools
Diet :
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Description :
Size :	Carapace width : 40 mm, length : 38 mm
Colour :	Reddish brown, last 3 segments of the walking legs with long black hairy fringes (Vannini and Valmori, 1981a).
Morphological remarks :	Carapace glabrous, flattened (Vannini and Valmori, 1981a).
Differences in sexes :

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