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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Mandera County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
9
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
9
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mandera County
4 Families width 7 Species
Matutidae (De Haan, 1835)3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae (Miers, 1886)Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mandera County
6 Genera with 7 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1795
Ghost Crab0SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mandera County
7 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Mandera County
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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