Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 375
1949
5357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 372
1943
5351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 149
943
3174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 146
934
3122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 137
888
2974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 73
483
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Polynesia
73 Families width 1332 Species and 16 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVXZ
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Linnaeoxanthidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeocorystidae Lorenthey & ..., 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllotymolinidae Tavares, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poupiniidae Guinot, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopeltariidae Tavares & Cleva, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 317 | Species | Taxom | | Xenograpsidae Davie, Schub..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Polynesia
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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