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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Babeldaob (Palau)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
18
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
18
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
21
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
21
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
15
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Babeldaob
11 Families width 13 Species
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18190SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Babeldaob
15 Genera with 13 Species
Actumnus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Australocarcinus Davie, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dacryomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Epixanthus Heller, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neoliomera Odhner, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Neorhynchoplax Sakai, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Babeldaob
13 Species
Australocarcinus palauensis Davie & Guinot, 1996
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Dacryomaia edmonsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Epixanthus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1834Japanese Sebiro Crab
Luniella pubescens Dana, 1852
Neorhynchoplax inermis Takeda & Miyake, 1971
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Orthotheres glaber Bürger, 1895
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xanthias leptodius

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Babeldaob
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
15
13
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