Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 27
36
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 27
36
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
24
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
24
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 19
23
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bioko
13 Families width 19 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Bioko
17 Genera with 19 Species | Callinectes Stimpson, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epixanthus Heller, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1765 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homola Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Johngarthia Türkay, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiope Guinot, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1881 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopoides Miers, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pisa Leach, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sudanonautes Bott, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Velolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bioko
19 Species | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Epixanthus hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Eurypanopeus blanchardi A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Nanocassiope melanodactyla A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Parthenopoides massena Roux, 1830 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Pilumnus stebbingi Capart, 1951 | | | Pisa calva Forest & Guinot, 1966 | | | Potamonautes africanus | | | Sudanonautes floweri De Man, 1901 | Flower's Crab | | Velolambrus expansus Miers, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Bioko
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
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