Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 264
991
2154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 262
988
2151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 129
622
1527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 126
616
1509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 117
574
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 62
330
717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Indian Ocean
62 Families width 717 Species and 10 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Orithyiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 96 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 155 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Indian Ocean
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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