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Sesarma in life
In life — American Marsh Crabs, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Lisa Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 6291Invertebrate Zoology

Sesarma

American Marsh Crabs

As recorded: Sesarma Say, 1817

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Sesarmidae

Locality
New Ireland Island
Island
New Ireland
Region
Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of SesarmaSpecies page ›

Sesarma observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,806 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Sesarma observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

日本、〒691-0076 島根県出雲市園町

(c) howp_izumo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Sesarma observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

日本、〒691-0076 島根県出雲市園町

(c) howp_izumo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Sesarma observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Hilton Head Island, SC, USA

(c) Patricia Rosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesarma observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Daniel Island, Charleston, SC, US

(c) L. Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesarma observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Savannah, GA, US

(c) talayahearts_marineinverts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesarma observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

日本、〒691-0076 島根県出雲市園町

(c) howp_izumo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sesarma. BPBM 6291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38660649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/6291.

Record sources