Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 63
163
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 63
163
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 46
144
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 46
144
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 43
140
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 26
93
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for American Samoa
26 Families width 158 Species and 1 Subspecies #XAEPMOCGSDVTHL
| Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae (Ortmann, 1893) | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for American Samoa
93 Genera with 158 Species #ACDEGHKLMNOPRSTUXZ
| Actaea De Haan, 1830 | Baneberry | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aethra Latreille, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anamathia Smith, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arquatopotamon Chu, Zhou & Sun, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caecopilumnus Borradaile, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Carpilodes Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Carupa Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromantes Gistel, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycloachelous Ward, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymo De Haan, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daira De Haan, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daldorfia M. J. Rathbun, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Domecia Eydoux and S..., 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 0 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 1801 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplax Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1783 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kraussia Dana, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labuanium Serène and Soh, 1837 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnopodus Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laleonectes Manning and ..., 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarpilodes Klunzinger, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liomera Dana, 1852 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | Lophoplax Tesch, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812 | Boxer crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lydia Gistel, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macromedaeus Ward, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Medaeus Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Minyorhyncha Tavares & Sa..., 2018 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Neoliomera Odhner, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neorhynchoplax Sakai, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nucia Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1818 | Ghost Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paractaea Guinot, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paraxanthias Odhner, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodius Dana, 1861 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platypodia Bell, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podophthalmus Lamarck, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psaumis Kossmann, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoliomera Odhner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozius Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scylla De Haan, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1971 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraloides Galil, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1962 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1842 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1823 | Fiddler crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Urnalana Galil, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utica White, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zosimus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zozymodes Heller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for American Samoa
158 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actaea hirsutissima (Rüppell) acc..., 1830) | ⇒ Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830 | | Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830 | | | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Arquatopotamon jizushanense Chu, Zhou & Sun, 2017 | | | Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775 | Speckled Moon Crab | | Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767 | Floral Egg Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab | | Caecopilumnus piroculatus Rathbun, 1911 | | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Carcinoplax longimanus De Haan, 1833 | | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775 | Convex Crab | | Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blood Spotted Crab | | Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852 | Violet Eyed Swimming Crab | | Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833 | | | Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851 | | | Chlorodiella barbata Borradaile, 1900 | | | Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852 | | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Chlorodopsis spinipes (Heller accep..., 1861) | ⇒ Pilodius spinipes Heller, 1861 | | Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Granulated Swimming Crab | | Cyclodius nitidus Dana, 1852 | | | Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cymo andreossyi Audouin, 1826 | Hairy Coral Crab | | Daira perlata ♰ Herbst, 1790 | Beaded Crab | | Daldorfia horrida Linnaeus, 1758 | Horrid elbow crab | | Dromia dromia | | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Etisus demani Odhner, 1925 | Pale Pebble Crab | | Etisus dentatus Herbst, 1785 | Many-toothed Spooner Crab | | Etisus electra Herbst, 1801 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851 | | | Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Goneplax angulata (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758 | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 | Coral gall crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Kraussia rugulosa Krauss, 1843 | | | Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900 | | | Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865 | European stream valvata | | Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Laleonectes kuriya Mendoza & Devi, 2017 | | | Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Fan Round Crab | | Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852 | | | Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Liocarpilodes integerrimus Dana, 1852 | | | Liomera bella Dana, 1852 | Pretty liomera | | Liomera cinctimana White, 1847 | Banded claw crab | | Liomera cinctimanus White, 1847 | Colorful Reef Crab | | Liomera edwardsi Kossmann, 1877 | | | Liomera edwarsi Kossman, 1877 | | | Liomera semigranosa De Man, 1888 | | | Liomera tristis Dana, 1852 | Round Crab | | Lophozozymus dodone Herbst, 1801 | | | Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798 | Mosaic Reef Crab | | Lophozozymus superbus Dana, 1852 | | | Luniella pubescens Dana, 1852 | | | Luniella scabriculus Dana, 1852 | | | Luniella spinipes Heller, 1861 | | | Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812 | Boxer crab | | Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Ringed Foot Crab | | Macromedaeus crassimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857 | Cape long-legged spider crab | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Neorhynchoplax chipolini Hsueh, 2018 | | | Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973 | | | Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852 | Leucosiid Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | Horn-eyed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Nodose rubble crab | | Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847 | Scarlet Fiddler Crab | | Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865 | | | Parasesarma obliquifrons Rathbun, 1924 | | | Paraxanthias notatus Dana, 1852 | | | Paraxanthias parvus Borradaile, 1900 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Areolated xanthid crab | | Pilodius pubescens Dana, 1852 | | | Pilodius pugil Dana, 1852 | | | Pilodius scabriculus Dana, 1852 | | | Pilodius spinipes Heller, 1861 | | | Pilumnus caerulescens A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Pilumnus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830 | Crested Reef Crab | | Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798 | Sentinel crab | | Portunus (Achelous) granulatus ♰ (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Psaumis cavipes Dana, 1852 | | | Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858 | Little White Crab | | Pseudoliomera remota Rathbun, 1907 | | | Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852 | Showy xanthid crab | | Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849 | Caystre's Crab | | Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Inflated spiny crab | | Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 | Black crab | | Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865 | | | Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865) | ⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865 | | Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865 | | | Sesarma obliquifrons (Rathbun, 1924) | ⇒ Parasesarma obliquifrons Rathbun, 1924 | | Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851) | ⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851 | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971 | Coral Crab | | Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852 | | | Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803 | | | Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921 | | | Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906 | | | Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | Azure Swimming Crab | | Thalamita dakini (Montgomerey, 1931) | ⇒ Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921 | | Thalamita integra Dana, 1852 | | | Thalamita longifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803 | Blue-spined Swimming Crab | | Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962 | | | Thalamitoides tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775 | Rusty Guard Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828 | Brown guard crab | | Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828) | ⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775 | | Trapezia flavopunctata Eydoux & Sou..., 1842 | Yellow-spotted guard crab | | Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869 | Guard Crab | | Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830 | Bird's Nest Coral Crab | | Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997 | Yellow Dotted Guard Crab | | Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799 | Polkadot Guard Crab | | Trapezia septata Dana, 1852 | Coral Crab | | Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984 | Coral Crab | | Trapezia speciosa Dana, 1852 | Coral Guard Crab | | Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842 | Red-spotted guard crab | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Uca vocans pacificensis (Crane, 1975) | ⇒ Uca neocultrimana Bott, 1973 | | Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | Urnalana purarensis Ovaere, 1987 | Bulbous Purse Crab | | Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882 | | | Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Xanthias leptodius | | | Xanthias punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Xanthias Punctatus | | Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Devil Crab | | Zozymodes cavipes Dana, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in American Samoa
Links, sources and further information Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
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