Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 55
75
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 54
74
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 16
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 9
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
9 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Cape Town
11 Genera with 12 Species | Afrophila Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1782 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaenostoma Stimpson, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorhynchus Thomson, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinusia Schubart & C..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mursia Desmarest, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratylodiplax Serène, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1978 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
12 Species | Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855 | | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826 | | | Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873 | Australian stork's bill | | Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915 | | | Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Mursia cristimana | | | Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Pseudodromia trepida Kensley, 1978 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cape Town
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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