Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 242
727
1187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 240
725
1182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 100
340
567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 99
337
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 92
310
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 45
173
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape
45 Families width 259 Species and 2 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cape
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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