Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 104
346
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 104
346
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 70
272
462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 69
270
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 63
254
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
140
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Saudi Arabia
34 Families width 227 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 50 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
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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