Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 113
386
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 112
385
679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 73
271
549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 73
271
549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 70
258
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 42
166
294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Hong Kong
42 Families width 294 Species and 5 Subspecies #CDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Hong Kong
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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