Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region South India (India)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 160
484
854 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 160
484
854 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 86
312
605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 86
312
605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 81
297
561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 42
186
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for South India
42 Families width 334 Species #CDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in South India
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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