Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 155
559
1086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 153
556
1084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 85
372
795 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 84
367
782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 78
346
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
227
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Great Barrier Reef
40 Families width 452 Species and 3 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRSTX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Great Barrier Reef
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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