Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 51
69
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 50
68
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 19
22
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Garden Route
12 Families width 15 Species | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Garden Route
14 Genera with 15 Species | Afrophila Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danielella P.K.L. Ng & ..., 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 0 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplax Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinusia Schubart & C..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosoma Desmarest, 1823 | Crown crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mursia Desmarest, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nautilocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1838 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Garden Route
15 Species | Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855 | | | Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Danielella edwardsii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Dromia dromia | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758 | Angular crab | | Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab | | Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823 | | | Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879 | | | Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857 | Cape long-legged spider crab | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Nautilocorystes ocellatus Gray, 1831 | | | Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897 | | | Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858 | Furred sponge crab | | Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Garden Route
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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