Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Palmyra Atoll (Northern Line Islands, Micronesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 19
23
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 19
23
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 11
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 11
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 11
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 7
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Palmyra Atoll
7 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Palmyra Atoll
11 Genera with 12 Species | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liomera Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palmyra Atoll
12 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cyclodius granulosus De Man, 1888 | | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Etisus electra Herbst, 1801 | | | Liomera bella Dana, 1852 | Pretty liomera | | Lissocarcinus holothuricola Streets, 1877 | | | Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997 | Yellow Dotted Guard Crab | | Xanthias gilbertensis Balss, 1938 | Common Green Darner | | Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Palmyra Atoll
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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