Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 87
331
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 43
184
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Comoro Islands
43 Families width 356 Species and 2 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 111 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Comoro 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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