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Checklist for Family Aethridae Dana, 1851
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
315
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aethroidea
Dana, 1851
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAethridae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
2 Genera with 6 Species
Aethra Latreille, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Drachiella Guinot, 18794SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
6 Species
Aethra edentata Edmondson, 1951Flat elbow crab
Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Drachiella aglypha Laurie, 1906
Drachiella angulata Ihle, 1918
Drachiella morum Alcock, 1896
Drachiella sculpta Haswell, 1879


Links, sources and further information
Aethridae at biodiversity.org.au
Aethridae at gbif.org
Aethridae at irmng.org
Aethridae at itis.gov
Aethridae at marinespecies.org