Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 23
28
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 23
28
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 11
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 11
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 10
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 8
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mossel Bay
8 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Mossel Bay
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Mossel Bay
10 Species | Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855 | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758 | Angular crab | | Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab | | Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879 | | | Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857 | Cape long-legged spider crab | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Nautilocorystes ocellatus Gray, 1831 | | | Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858 | Furred sponge crab | | Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Mossel 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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