Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 29
40
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 29
40
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 18
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 18
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 18
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Nicobar Islands
13 Families width 22 Species | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nicobar Islands
18 Genera with 22 Species | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daldorfia M. J. Rathbun, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epigrapsus Heller, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1835 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrella Dana, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Seulocia Galil, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralothelphusa Bott, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocarcinus White, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicobar Islands
22 Species | Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775 | Speckled Moon Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Daldorfia horrida Linnaeus, 1758 | Horrid elbow crab | | Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Rugose land crab | | Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | Marble crab | | Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880 | | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835 | | | Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Shore Crab | | Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940 | | | Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803 | | | Parasesarma ungulatum H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Portunus (Achelous) granulatus ♰ (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986 | Serene's Black Coral Crab | | Seulocia truncata Alcock, 1896 | | | Spiralothelphusa wuellerstorfi Heller, 1862 | | | Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874 | Depressed Spider Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Nicobar Islands
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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