Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region East India (India)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 63
134
169 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 63
134
169 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 44
101
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 44
101
131 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 41
97
126 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 29
76
98 | Families
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Taxom
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List of families for East India
29 Families width 98 Species #PALMXOCGEDHSVRT
| Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for East India
76 Genera with 98 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acanthopotamon Kemp, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethra Latreille, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcania Leach, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatopsis A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Benthopanope Davie, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopodia Milne-Edwards, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Daldorfia M. J. Rathbun, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doclea Leach, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippe Weber, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippoides Serène & Rom..., 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotilla De Haan, 1915 | Sand bubbler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillopsis Kemp, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episesarma De Man, 1940 | Tree-climbing crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthus Dana, 1846 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geothelphusa Stimpson, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilia Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixa Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosia Weber, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melybia Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyris Latreille, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomia Gistl, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myra Leach, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1852 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parilia Wood-Mason &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangipus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1798 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Platypodia Bell, 1935 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Podophthalmus Lamarck, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ranina Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sartoriana Bott, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scylla De Haan, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilbognathus von Martens, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1799 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopotamon Dai & G. X. ..., 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidodromia McLay, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantho Leach, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zosimus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for East India
98 Species | Acanthopotamon martensi Wood-Mason, 1875 | | | Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Arcania erinacea Fabricius, 1787 | | | Arcania gracilis Henderson, 1893 | | | Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775 | Speckled Moon Crab | | Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767 | Floral Egg Crab | | Atergatopsis granulata A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca variegata Heller, 1862 | | | Benthopanope indica De Man, 1887 | | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blood Spotted Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758 | Coral Crab | | Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Cryptopodia fornicata Fabricius, 1787 | | | Daldorfia horrida Linnaeus, 1758 | Horrid elbow crab | | Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788 | | | Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Dorippe quadridens Fabricius, 1793 | | | Dorippoides facchino Herbst, 1785 | | | Dotilla intermedia De Man, 1888 | | | Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Dotilla pertinax Kemp, 1915 | | | Dotillopsis brevitarsis De Man, 1888 | | | Ebalia malefactrix (Kemp, 1915) | ⇒ Philyra malefactrix Kemp, 1915 | | Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915 | | | Enoplolambrus echinatus Herbst, 1790 | | | Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Episesarma versicolor Tweedie, 1940 | | | Eurycarcinus natalensis Krauss, 1843 | | | Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790 | Lumpy Rock Crab | | Euxanthus huonii Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Geothelphusa dehaani White, 1847 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum Wood-Mason, 1871 | | | Ilia nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Nut-crab | | Ilyoplax stapletoni De Man, 1908 | | | Ixa cylindrus Fabricius, 1777 | Purse Crab | | Leucosia craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Leucosia urania Herbst, 1801 | | | Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | Wrinkled swimming crab | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804 | | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) transversus Latreille, 1817 | | | Macrophthalmus (Paramareotis) erato De Man, 1888 | | | Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781 | Common Moon Crab | | Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871 | Delicate coral crab | | Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865 | | | Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Mictyris brevidactylus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861 | | | Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798 | Fleeting Purse Crab | | Myra mammillaris Bell, 1855 | | | Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Red ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus propinquus De Man, 1908 | | | Parilia alcocki Wood-Mason &..., 1891 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Spider Crab | | Philyra alcocki Kemp, 1915 | | | Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Philyra malefactrix Kemp, 1915 | | | Philyra porcellanea Herbst, 1783 | | | Philyra scabriuscula Fabricius, 1798 | | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798 | Sentinel crab | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851 | | | Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892 | | | Ptychognathus onyx Alcock, 1900 | | | Ranina ranina Linnaeus, 1758 | Kona Crab | | Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804 | Ellbow Crab | | Sartoriana spinigera Wood-Mason, 1871 | Rusty crab | | Schizophrys dichotomus Latreille, 1831 | | | Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 | Black crab | | Sesarma batavicum (Moreira, 1903) | ⇒ Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903 | | Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803 | | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799 | Polkadot Guard Crab | | Trichopotamon sikkimense Rathbun, 1905 | | | Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973 | | | Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937 | | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab | | Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986 | Sundaic Paddler Crab | | Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790 | Furrowed Crab | | Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Devil Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in East India
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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