Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 28
40
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 28
40
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 21
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 21
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 20
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Maputo Bay
13 Families width 21 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Maputo Bay
18 Genera with 21 Species | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conchoecetes Stimpson, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronucia Alcock, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropilumnus De Man, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perisesarma De Man, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platymaia Miers, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerozius Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1837 | Fiddler crab | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Bay
21 Species | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Chlorodiella niger | | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | | | Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875 | | | Ebalia agglomus Barnard, 1955 | | | Heteronucia angulata Barnard, 1947 | | | Heteropilumnus trichophoroides De Man, 1895 | | | Menaethiops delagoae Barnard, 1955 | | | Menaethiops natalensis Barnard, 1955 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Platymaia turbynei Stebbing, 1902 | | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858 | Kauila | | Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826 | | | Thalamita delagoae Barnard, 1950 | | | Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | | | Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Maputo Bay
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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