Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 103
280
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 103
280
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 64
214
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
214
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 58
206
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 33
135
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Samoa
33 Families width 292 Species and 3 Subspecies #ACDEGILMOPSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 119 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Samoa
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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