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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Northern Tablelands (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
15
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Tablelands
9 Families width 14 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)2SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Tablelands
13 Genera with 14 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Davusia Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1920Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Tablelands
14 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Davusia glabra Dana, 1852
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Mictyris livingstonei McNeill, 1926
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Northern Tablelands
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
13
14
Families
Genera
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