Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 127
353
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 125
351
652 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
224
475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 70
223
474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 66
213
462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 33
120
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Capricorn Group
33 Families width 234 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRTX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 84 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Capricorn Group
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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