Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region North West (Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 70
110
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 69
109
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 38
70
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 37
69
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 36
66
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 21
42
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North West
21 Families width 49 Species and 1 Subspecies #HMXPOCDGELVT
| Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for North West
42 Genera with 49 Species #ABCDEGHLMNPST
| Amarinus Lucas, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Australoplax Barnes, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austrothelphusa Bott, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypilumnus Ng & L. W. H..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthopanope Davie, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippoides Serène & Rom..., 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinusia Schubart & C..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosia Weber, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maja Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorhynchoplax Sakai, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranaxia Rathbun, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenope Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilyra Miers, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North West
49 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amarinus laevis Targioni-Toz..., 1877 | Estuarine Spider Crab | | Amarinus paralacustris Lucas, 1970 | Estuarine Spider Crab | | Ashtoret granulosa Miers, 1877 | Armed Crab | | Atergatis ocyroe Herbst, 1801 | Atergatis Ocyroe | | Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Furry-clawed Crab | | Austrothelphusa transversa von Martens, 1868 | | | Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924 | | | Bathypilumnus pugilator A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Benthopanope sexangula Rathbun, 1909 | | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cryptodromia tumida spinifera Montgomery, 1931 | | | Dorippoides facchino Herbst, 1785 | | | Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882 | | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab | | Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | Rhinoceros Crab | | Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Fan Round Crab | | Leucosia reticulata Miers, 1877 | | | Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798 | Mosaic Reef Crab | | Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 | Slender spider crab | | Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788 | Atlantic Sea Spider Crab | | Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 | Flower Moon Crab | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851 | | | Nectocarcinus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1860 | Velvet Crab | | Neorhynchoplax octagonalis Kemp, 1917 | | | Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851 | Smooth shore crab | | Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829 | | | Parthenope longimanus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Philyra platychira De Haan, 1841 | | | Pilumnopeus serratifrons Kinahan, 1856 | Smooth-handed Crab | | Pilumnus digitalis Rathbun, 1923 | | | Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1878 | | | Pilumnus semilanatus Miers, 1884 | Ragged Crab | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Pseudophilyra perryi Miers, 1876 | | | Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804 | | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858 | Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab | | Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Four-lobed Swimming Crab | | Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869 | Guard Crab | | Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in North West
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
|
