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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
255
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
83
255
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
67
218
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
218
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
214
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
119
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ambon
37 Families width 221 Species
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18199SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab44SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs33SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Ambon
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
113
213
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Brachyura at dyntaxa.se
Brachyura at gbif.org
Brachyura at itis.gov
Brachyura at marinespecies.org