Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Rotuma (Polynesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 38
66
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 38
66
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 32
58
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 32
58
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 31
57
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 20
42
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Rotuma
20 Families width 52 Species | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Rotuma
42 Genera with 52 Species #ACDEGHLMOPTXZ
| Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camposcia Latreille, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caphyra Guérin, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymo De Haan, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthus Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liomera Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812 | Boxer crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lydia Gistel, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1772 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palapedia Ng, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paractaea Guinot, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraxanthias Odhner, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoliomera Odhner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozius Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1828 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zosimus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rotuma
52 Species | Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830 | | | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767 | Floral Egg Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | Turtle Weed Crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775 | Convex Crab | | Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blood Spotted Crab | | Chlorodiella barbata Borradaile, 1900 | | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Cymo andreossyi Audouin, 1826 | Hairy Coral Crab | | Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882 | | | Elamena truncata Stimpson, 1858 | | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840 | Smooth spooner | | Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790 | Lumpy Rock Crab | | Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851 | | | Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853) | ⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998 | | | Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818 | Shaggy Sponge-crab | | Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Liomera bella Dana, 1852 | Pretty liomera | | Liomera laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Liomera monticulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Tuberous Xanthid Crab | | Liomera pallida Borradaile, 1900 | | | Liomera tristis Dana, 1852 | Round Crab | | Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812 | Boxer crab | | Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Ringed Foot Crab | | Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | Apple crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Palapedia integra De Haan, 1835 | | | Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Nodose rubble crab | | Paraxanthias parvus Borradaile, 1900 | | | Pilumnus rotumanus Borradaile, 1900 | | | Plagusia speciosa Dana, 1851 | | | Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852 | Showy xanthid crab | | Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849 | Caystre's Crab | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803 | | | Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803 | Blue-spined Swimming Crab | | Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775 | Rusty Guard Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828 | Brown guard crab | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Devil Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Rotuma
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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