Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region South Asia (Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 273
1230
3979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 272
1229
3976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 131
717
2647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 130
714
2644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 121
669
2485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 66
431
1277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for South Asia
66 Families width 1277 Species and 25 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carinocarcinoididae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 108 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 151 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 153 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in South Asia
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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