Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 105
269
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 105
269
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 63
187
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 62
186
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 57
171
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
116
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Somalia
34 Families width 221 Species and 3 Subspecies #CDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 67 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Somalia
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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