Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Kilifi County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 14
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 14
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kilifi County
10 Families width 17 Species | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Kilifi County
15 Genera with 17 Species | Actaea De Haan, 1834 | Baneberry | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1880 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodius Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kilifi County
17 Species | Actaea tomentosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016 | East African Fiddler Crab | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965 | | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803 | | | Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | East African red mangrove crab | | Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880 | | | Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Areolated xanthid crab | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Kilifi County
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
|
