Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 101
221
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 101
221
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 68
169
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 68
169
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 62
152
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 35
91
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Sierra Leone
35 Families width 136 Species #CXPOESALGDHMNRIT
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Mud crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae (Samouelle, 1819) | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923) | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae (De Haan, 1833) | Commensal Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893) | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Sierra Leone
91 Genera with 136 Species #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTUX
| Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1946 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actaea De Haan, 1866 | Baneberry | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrithelphusa Bott, 1959 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apiomithrax Rathbun, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclus Leach, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atlantolocia Galil, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlantophila Galil, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlantotlos Doflein, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1851 | Box crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1883 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataleptodius Guinot, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratoplax Stimpson, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Derilambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Distolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippe Weber, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1881 | sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epixanthus Heller, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ernestotheres Manning, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusa Roux, 1981 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucrate De Haan, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryon Krøyer, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Globonautes Bott, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropanope Stimpson, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapus De Haan, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homola Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilia Leach, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lambrus Leach, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liberonautes Bott, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mebeli Galil & Clark, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1859 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microcassiope Guinot, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropisa Stimpson, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monodaeus Guinot, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepinnotheres Manning, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptunus De Haan, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopoides Miers, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoplax Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pisa Leach, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platypodia Bell, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypodiella Guinot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamon Savigny, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ranilia H. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarmatium Dana, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1837 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternodromia Forest, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thia Leach, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlocarcinodes Alcock, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1835 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xaiva MacLeay, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantho Leach, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Leone
136 Species | Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Twospine box crab | | Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946 | | | Actaea angolensis (Brito Capello, 1866) | ⇒ Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866 | | Afrithelphusa afzelii Colosi, 1924 | | | Afrithelphusa afzelli Colosi, 1924 | | | Afrithelphusa gerhildae Bott, 1969 | | | Afrithelphusa leonensis Cumberlidge, 1987 | | | Afrithelphusa monodosa Bott, 1959 | Purple Marsh Crab | | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783 | Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab | | Atlantolocia laevidorsalis Miers, 1881 | | | Atlantophila cristata Miers, 1881 | | | Atlantotlos rhombifer Doflein, 1904 | | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851 | | | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897) | ⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cataleptodius olsoni Manning & Chace, 1990 | | | Ceratoplax inermis Haswell, 1881 | | | Chaceon gordonae Ingle, 1985 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Derilambrus angulifrons Latreille, 1825 | Elbow Crab | | Distolambrus maltzami Miers, 1881 | | | Dorippe armata (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881 | | Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974 | Marbled Sponge Crab | | Dromia nodosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1898 | | | Dromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881 | | Ebalia affinis Miers, 1881 | | | Elamena gordonae Monod, 1956 | | | Epixanthus helleri A. Milne Edw..., 1867 | | | Epixanthus hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Ernestotheres conicola Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Ethusa mascarone Herbst, 1785 | Stalkeye sumo crab | | Ethusa rugulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1897 | | | Ethusa vossi Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Eucrate crenata De Haan, 1835 | | | Eucrate sulcatifrons Stimpson, 1858 | | | Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835) | ⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | | Geryon gordonae (Ingle, 1985) | ⇒ Chaceon gordonae Ingle, 1985 | | Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898 | Tree Hole Crab | | Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866 | | | Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803 | Mangrove crab | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787 | Cave Spider Crab | | Heterocrypta maltzami (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Distolambrus maltzami Miers, 1881 | | Heterocrypta maltzani (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Distolambrus maltzami Miers, 1881 | | Heteropanope (Pilumnopeus) caparti (Monod, 1956) | ⇒ Pilumnopeus caparti Monod, 1956 | | Hexapus (Thaumastoplax) anomalipes | | | Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Ilia nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Nut-crab | | Ilia spinosa Miers, 1881 | | | Lambrus angulifrons Latreille, 1825 | | | Lambrus massena (Roux, 1830) | ⇒ Parthenopoides massena Roux, 1830 | | Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903 | Common Creek Crab | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814 | Marbled swimming crab | | Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904 | | | Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951 | | | Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898 | | | Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921) | ⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921 | | Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921 | | | Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Cuban stone crab | | Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Microcassiope minor Dana, 1852 | | | Micropisa violacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Micropisa violaceus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1868) | ⇒ Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851 | | | Nepinnotheres sanqueri Manning, 1993 | | | Nepinnotheres tellinae Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883) | ⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966 | | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869 | | Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894 | | | Parthenopoides massena Roux, 1830 | | | Philyra cristata (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Atlantophila cristata Miers, 1881 | | Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881 | | | Pilumnopeus caparti Monod, 1956 | | | Pilumnoplax sulcatifrons (Stimpson, 1858) | ⇒ Eucrate sulcatifrons Stimpson, 1858 | | Pilumnus inermis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1894) | ⇒ Ceratoplax inermis Haswell, 1881 | | Pilumnus stebbingi Capart, 1951 | | | Pinnotheres tellinae (Manning & Ho..., 1981) | ⇒ Nepinnotheres tellinae Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | Pisa armata Latreille, 1803 | Gibb's Sea Spider | | Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879 | | | Platypodia picta | | | Platypodiella picta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | Harlequin Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881 | | | Potamon (Potamonautes) latidactylum De Man, 1903 | | | Potamon (Potamonautes) latidactylus De Man, 1903 | | | Potamonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Potamonautes lueboensis Rathbun, 1904 | | | Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956 | | | Ranilia constricta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Sicklefoot frog crab | | Raninoides bouvieri Capart, 1951 | | | Sarmatium curvatum | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) africanum (Ortmann, 1894) | ⇒ Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894 | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) angolensis de Brito Cap..., 1864 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | Sesarma (Sarmatium) curvatum | | | Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864 | | | Sesarma curvatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Spinolambrus macrochelos Herbst, 1790 | | | Spinolambrus notialis Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881 | | | Thia polita (Leach, 1816) | ⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793 | | Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793 | Polished crab | | Typhlocarcinodes integifrons Miers, 1881 | | | Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Lilac Fiddler Crab | | Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947 | | | Xantho tuberculatus (Bell, 1852) | ⇒ Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851 |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Sierra Leone
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
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