Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Libya (North Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 66
105
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 66
105
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 28
45
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 28
45
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 24
36
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 14
21
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Libya
14 Families width 20 Species | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Libya
21 Genera with 20 Species #ABCEGMOPST
| Anamathia Smith, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryocarpilius Feldmann, Sc..., 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusa Roux, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucrate De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodaeus Guinot, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | Palaeocarpilius A. Milne-Edw..., 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pisa Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portumnus Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thia Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Libya
20 Species | Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828 | | | Bryocarpilius aquilinus Collins & Mo..., 1973 | | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775 | Warty crab | | Ethusa mascarone Herbst, 1785 | Stalkeye sumo crab | | Eucrate crenata De Haan, 1835 | | | Grapsus granulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853) | ⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | | Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775 | Spider crab | | Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851 | | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767 | Linnaeus's Pea Crab | | Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777 | Four-horned spider crab | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777 | Pennant's Swimming Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775 | | | Spinolambrus macrochelos Herbst, 1790 | | | Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793 | Polished crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Libya
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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