Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 56
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 56
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 39
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 38
105
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 37
103
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 24
73
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Chagos Archipelago
24 Families width 128 Species and 1 Subspecies #XPCIGDMOESLT
| Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
73 Genera with 128 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUXZ
| Actaea De Haan, 1852 | Baneberry | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Actumnus Dana, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatopsis A. Milne-Edw..., 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Banareia A. Milne-Edw..., 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camposcia Latreille, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carupa Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratocarcinus Adams & White, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymo De Haan, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnus Nobili, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daira De Haan, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomene Desmarest, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinoecus Rathbun, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epixanthus Heller, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthus Dana, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnopodus Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liomera Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812 | Boxer crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melybia Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolioxantho Garth & Kim, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nucia Dana, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1818 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palapedia Ng, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paractaea Guinot, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paramedaeus Guinot, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathranites Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodius Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypodia Bell, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psaumis Kossmann, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoliomera Odhner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozius Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1803 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiarinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1842 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidodromia McLay, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tweedieia Ward, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1790 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocarcinus White, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zosimus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zozymodes Heller, 1846 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
128 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actaea polyacantha Heller, 1861 | | | Actaea speciosa (Dana) accept..., 1852) | ⇒ Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852 | | Actaeodes consobrinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830 | | | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Actumnus globulus Heller, 1861 | | | Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767 | Floral Egg Crab | | Atergatopsis signatus Adams & White, 1849 | | | Banareia acies Rathbun, 1911 | | | Banareia banareias Rathbun, 1911 | | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775 | Convex Crab | | Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blood Spotted Crab | | Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852 | Violet Eyed Swimming Crab | | Ceratocarcinus longimanus White, 1847 | Gouty Crab | | Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818 | | | Chlorodiella barbata Borradaile, 1900 | | | Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852 | | | Chlorodiella laevissima Dana, 1852 | | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879 | | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861 | | | Cyclodius paumotensis Rathbun, 1907 | | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Cymo quadrilobatus Miers, 1884 | Blue Eyed Coral Crab | | Dacryopilumnus rathbunae Balss, 1932 | | | Daira perlata ♰ Herbst, 1790 | Beaded Crab | | Dynomene hispida Latreille, 1812 | | | Echinoecus pentagonus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Anal Crab | | Epixanthus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Japanese Sebiro Crab | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Etisus armatus Ward, 1942 | | | Etisus electra Herbst, 1801 | | | Euxanthus boletarius Rathbun, 1911 | | | Euxanthus rugosus Miers, 1884 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851 | | | Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 | Coral gall crab | | Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852 | | | Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Liomera bella Dana, 1852 | Pretty liomera | | Liomera cinctimanus White, 1847 | Colorful Reef Crab | | Liomera monticulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Tuberous Xanthid Crab | | Liomera rugata H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Corrugated liomera | | Liomera tristis Dana, 1852 | Round Crab | | Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852 | Harlequin Crab | | Lophozozymus anaglyptus Heller, 1861 | | | Lophozozymus pulchellus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Damselflies | | Luniella scabriculus Dana, 1852 | | | Luniella spinipes Heller, 1861 | | | Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812 | Boxer crab | | Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871 | Delicate coral crab | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | Marble crab | | Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853) | ⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882 | | | Neolioxantho latifrons Rathbun, 1911 | | | Nucia ingens Rathbun, 1911 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Palapedia integra De Haan, 1835 | | | Paractaea garretti Rathbun, 1906 | | | Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Nodose rubble crab | | Paramedaeus simplex A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886 | | | Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851 | Abbreviated Rock Crab | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Areolated xanthid crab | | Pilodius paumotensis Rathbun, 1907 | | | Pilodius pugil Dana, 1852 | | | Pilodius scabriculus Dana, 1852 | | | Pilumnus hirsutus (Stimpson, 1858) | ⇒ Pilumnus minutus De Haan, 1835 | | Pilumnus minutus De Haan, 1835 | | | Pilumnus orbitospinis Rathbun, 1911 | | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Platypodia cristata A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | | Platypodia morini Ward, 1942 | | | Platypodia semigranosa Heller, 1861 | | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Psaumis cavipes Dana, 1852 | | | Pseudoliomera remota Rathbun, 1907 | | | Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852 | Showy xanthid crab | | Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849 | Caystre's Crab | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Tetralia nigrolineata Serène & Pham, 1957 | Acropora Crab | | Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803 | | | Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858 | Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab | | Thalamita integra Dana, 1852 | | | Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858 | Kauila | | Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826 | Poisson Swimming Crab | | Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803 | Blue-spined Swimming Crab | | Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851 | | | Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775 | Rusty Guard Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce maculata | | | Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828 | Brown guard crab | | Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828) | ⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775 | | Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799 | Polkadot Guard Crab | | Trapezia septata Dana, 1852 | Coral Crab | | Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984 | Coral Crab | | Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842 | Red-spotted guard crab | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab | | Tweedieia laysani Rathbun, 1906 | Fur-legged Crab | | Tweedieia odhneri Gordon, 1934 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | | Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Xanthias latifrons De Man, 1887 | Broad-fronted crab | | Xanthias punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Xanthias Punctatus | | Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Conical Crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab | | Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852 | Long-spine Swimming Crab | | Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Devil Crab | | Zozymodes cavipes Dana, 1852 | | | Zozymodes pumilus Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
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
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