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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Polynesia
53 Families width 695 Species and 4 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVX
Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Linnaeoxanthidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palaeocorystidae Lorenthey & ..., 19290SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotymolinidae Tavares, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181918SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab108SpeciesTaxom
Poupiniidae Guinot, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185111SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200414SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185311SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs236SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in French Polynesia
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
19
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
260
659
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinnaeoxanthidae
Stevcic, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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