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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Mayotte (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
123
382
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
123
382
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
334
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
334
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
319
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
180
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mayotte
43 Families width 347 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18198SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab45SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20046SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18538SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs109SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Mayotte
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
12
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
165
330
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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