Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Darnley Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 12
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 12
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 12
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 12
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 11
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
19
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Darnley Island
10 Families width 23 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Darnley Island
19 Genera with 23 Species | Calappa Weber, 1903 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harrovia Adams & White, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocolpus Rathbun, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixa Leach, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosia Weber, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myra Leach, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrine Galil, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1818 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1981 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolambrus Paulson, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiarinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zebrida White, 1880 | Zebra crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Darnley Island
23 Species | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Harrovia tuberculata Haswell, 1880 | | | Hyastenus sebae White, 1847 | | | Hypocolpus maculatus Haswell, 1882 | | | Ixa pulcherrima Haswell, 1879 | | | Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Fan Round Crab | | Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783 | Painted Pebble Crab | | Leucosia leslii Haswell, 1879 | | | Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880 | | | Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803 | | | Myra australis Haswell, 1880 | | | Myrine kessleri Paulson, 1875 | | | Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | Smooth-handed Ghost Crab | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Portunus (Achelous) granulatus ♰ (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Australian Blue Swimmer Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981 | | | Pseudolambrus harpax Adams & White, 1848 | | | Rhinolambrus spinifer Haswell, 1880 | | | Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858 | Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab | | Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851 | | | Zebrida longispina Haswell, 1880 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Darnley Island
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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