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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Bird Island (South Georgia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
46
96
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
46
96
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
81
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
81
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
79
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
36
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bird Island
17 Families width 47 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bird Island
36 Genera with 47 Species
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Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Cymo De Haan, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Daira De Haan, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 0sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolambrus Paulson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Xanthasia White, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bird Island
47 Species
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinoplax longimana De Haan, 1833
Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775Convex Crab
Chlorodiella laevissima Dana, 1852
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyclodius nitidus Dana, 1852
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Cymo andreossyi Audouin, 1826Hairy Coral Crab
Daira perlata Herbst, 1790Beaded Crab
Dromia dromia
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Etisus demani Odhner, 1925Pale Pebble Crab
Gaillardiellus superciliaris Odhner, 1925
Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758Angular crab
Luniella pubescens Dana, 1852
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894Agulhas spider crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Paraxanthias notatus Dana, 1852
Paraxanthias pachydactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pilodius maotieni Serène, 1971
Pilodius nigrocrinitus Stimpson, 1859Kauila
Pilumnus terraereginae Haswell, 1882
Pseudolambrus calappoides Adams & White, 1848
Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804Ellbow Crab
Rhinolambrus rudis Rathbun, 1916
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile, 1902
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xanthasia murigera White, 1846
Xanthias cherbonnieri Guinot, 1964

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Bird Island
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
35
46
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