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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Goa (West India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
27
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
27
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Goa
9 Families width 13 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Goa
14 Genera with 13 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ryphila Galil, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Goa
13 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Ghatiana atropurpurea Pati, Thacke..., 2016
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Philyra scabriuscula Fabricius, 1798
Ryphila cancellus Herbst, 1783
Tubuca alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Goa
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
14
13
Families
Genera
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