Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 88
137
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
136
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 37
55
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 37
55
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 35
51
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 16
25
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eastern Cape
16 Families width 29 Species | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae (Samouelle, 1819) | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Eastern Cape
25 Genera with 29 Species #ACEGHLMNOP
| Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achaeopsis Stimpson, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrophila Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1892 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonoplax Leach, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinusia Schubart & C..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosoma Desmarest, 1823 | Crown crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomithrax Miers, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorhynchoplax Sakai, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1880 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Plagusia Latreille, 1804 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1838 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Cape
29 Species | Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Toothed crab | | Achaeopsis spinulosa Stimpson, 1857 | Hotlips spider crab | | Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855 | | | Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016 | East African Fiddler Crab | | Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892 | Japanese Box Crab | | Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838 | Rough redeye crab | | Gonoplax sinuatifrons Miers, 1885 | | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab | | Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823 | | | Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | Ribbed Spider-crab | | Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857 | Cape long-legged spider crab | | Neorhynchoplax bovis Barnard, 1946 | | | Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | East African red mangrove crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880 | | | Ovalipes trimaculatus De Haan, 1833 | Rowing Crab | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897 | | | Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869 | | | Philyra punctata (Bell, 1855) | ⇒ Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855 | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Potamonautes lividus Gouws, Stewa..., 2001 | Blue River Crab | | Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Cape river crab | | Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904 | Natal river crab | | Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858 | Furred sponge crab | | Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Eastern Cape
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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