Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 78
215
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 78
215
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 50
172
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 50
172
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 49
170
325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 32
120
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Caroline Islands
32 Families width 214 Species #ACDEGHILMOPSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 71 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Caroline Islands
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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