Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 75
154
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 75
154
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 48
104
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 48
104
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 45
98
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 25
60
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cameroon
25 Families width 105 Species and 3 Subspecies #EOSPCIGDHLMR
| Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae (De Haan, 1833) | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cameroon
60 Genera with 105 Species #ACDEGHIJLMNOPRSUX
| Acanthonyx Latreille, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apiomithrax Rathbun, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austrothelphusa Bott, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1851 | Box crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Calypsachaeus Manning & Ho..., 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Detocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1966 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ernestotheres Manning, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Globonautes Bott, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1801 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilia Leach, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Johngarthia Türkay, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liberonautes Bott, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Louisea Cumberlidge, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mebeli Galil & Clark, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1859 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepinnotheres Manning, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptunus De Haan, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenope Weber, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybius Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamon Savigny, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1999 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonemus Cumberlidge ..., 1993 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyra Capart, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozius Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sanquerus Manning, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1883 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternodromia Forest, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sudanonautes Bott, 2017 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1835 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xaiva MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cameroon
105 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816 | | | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887 | | | Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | | Austrothelphusa transversa von Martens, 1868 | | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851 | | | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Blunt-tooth swimming crab | | Callinectes diacanthus Latreille, 1825 | | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Callinectes larvatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861) | ⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Calypsachaeus calypso Forest & Guinot, 1966 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Detocarcinus balssi Monod, 1956 | | | Dromia monodi (Forest & Guinot, 1966) | ⇒ Sternodromia monodi Forest & Guinot, 1966 | | Ernestotheres conicola Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Gelasimus perlatus (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | | Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835) | ⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | | Globonautes balssi (Bott, 1959) | ⇒ Louisea balssi Bott, 1959 | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801) | ⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Ilia spinosa Miers, 1881 | | | Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951 | | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912 | | | Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903 | Common Creek Crab | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Louisea balssi Bott, 1959 | | | Louisea edeaensis Bott, 1969 | | | Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904 | | | Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951 | | | Macropodia intermedia Bouvier, 1940 | | | Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921) | ⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921 | | Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921 | | | Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Cuban stone crab | | Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | East African red mangrove crab | | Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883) | ⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Parthenope notialis (Manning & Ho..., 1981) | ⇒ Spinolambrus notialis Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881 | | | Pinnotheres conicola (Manning & Ho..., 1981) | ⇒ Ernestotheres conicola Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Portunus validus (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851 | | Potamon (Potamonautes) africanum | | | Potamon (Potamonautes) decazei | | | Potamon (Potamonautes) pobeguini (Rathbun, 1904) | ⇒ Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | Potamon dehaanii | | | Potamon pobequini | | | Potamonautes africanum | | | Potamonautes africanus | | | Potamonautes anchietae Brito Capello, 1871 | Anchieta's River Crab | | Potamonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Potamonautes lirragensis | | | Potamonautes lirrangensis Rathbun, 1904 | Malawi Blue Crab | | Potamonautes reidi Cumberlidge, 1999 | Reid's River Crab | | Potamonemus asylos Cumberlidge, 1993 | | | Potamonemus mambilorum Cumberlidge ..., 1992 | | | Potamonemus sachsi Cumberlidge, 1993 | Sachs's Stream Crab | | Pseudomyra mbizi Capart, 1951 | | | Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849 | Caystre's Crab | | Raninoides bouvieri Capart, 1951 | | | Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | Sesarma africana (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864 | | | Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883 | | | Spinolambrus notialis Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Sternodromia monodi Forest & Guinot, 1966 | | | Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881 | | | Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | African River Crab | | Sudanonautes africanus africanus | | | Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Aubry's Crab | | Sudanonautes aubryi aubryi | | | Sudanonautes decazei A.Milne-Edwards, 1886 | | | Sudanonautes decazei orthostylis Bott, 1955 | | | Sudanonautes faradjensis Rathbun, 1921 | | | Sudanonautes floweri De Man, 1901 | Flower's Crab | | Sudanonautes granulatus Balss, 1929 | | | Sudanonautes monodi Balss, 1929 | Monod's Savanna Crab | | Sudanonautes orthostylis Bott, 1955 | | | Sudanonautes tiko Mvogo Ndongo..., 2017 | | | Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Lilac Fiddler Crab | | Xaiva pulchella MacLeay, 1838 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cameroon
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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