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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Antarctic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
146
324
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
143
318
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
89
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
85
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
41
78
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antarctic Ocean
13 Families width 23 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antarctic Ocean
19 Genera with 23 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomus A. Milne-Edw..., 20192SpeciesTaxom
Dagnaudus Guinot & Ric..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Jacquinotia Rathbun, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Merocryptus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neopilumnoplax Serène, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthodes Guinot, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoplax Castro, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Teratomaia Griffin & Tr..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Tymolus Stimpson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Vitjazmaia Zarenkov, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctic Ocean
23 Species
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Austrodromidia insignis Rathbun, 1923Adorned Sponge-crab
Cymonomus espinosus Ahyong, 2019
Cymonomus karenae Ahyong, 2019
Dagnaudus petterdi Grant, 1905Antlered Crab
Dorhynchus ramusculus Baker, 1906Slender Spider-crab
Ebalia tuberculosa Milne-Edwards, 1873Nut-crab
Halicarcinus planatus Fabricius, 1775
Jacquinotia edwardsii Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax australis Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Nectocarcinus antarcticus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Neopilumnoplax nieli Ahyong, 2008
Paraxanthodes obtusidens Sakai, 1965
Pycnoplax meridionalis Rathbun, 1923
Pycnoplax victoriensis Rathbun, 1923
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Teratomaia richardsoni Dell, 1960
Trichopeltarion janetae Ahyong, 2008
Tymolus similis Grant, 1905
Vitjazmaia latidactyla Zarenkov, 1994

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Antarctic Ocean
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
15
17
Families
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