Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Praslin Island (Seychelles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 20
47
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 20
47
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 15
40
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 15
40
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 15
40
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
25
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Praslin Island
11 Families width 33 Species | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Praslin Island
25 Genera with 33 Species #ACEGHLMNOPSTVX
| Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxanthias Ward, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1818 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paractaea Guinot, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1983 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Praslin Island
33 Species | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016 | East African Fiddler Crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyclodius nitidus Dana, 1852 | | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853) | ⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911 | | | Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Fan Round Crab | | Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852 | | | Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Luniella spinipes Heller, 1861 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Neoxanthias impressus Latreille, 1812 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Shore Crab | | Paractaea retusa Nobili, 1905 | | | Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843 | | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886 | | | Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775 | Rusty Guard Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia richtersi Galil & Lewi..., 1983 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798 | Peregrine Crab | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Praslin Island
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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