Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 62
113
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 62
113
148 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 40
88
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 40
88
127 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 39
82
116 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 24
58
82 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Southeast Tanzania
24 Families width 82 Species and 2 Subspecies #IXOGSDPHMELVT
| Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Southeast Tanzania
58 Genera with 82 Species #ACDEGHKLMNOPSTUVX
| Achaeus Leach, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camposcia Latreille, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromantes Gistel, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deckenia Hilgendorf, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotilla De Haan, 1869 | Sand bubbler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1783 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypocolpus Rathbun, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kraussia Dana, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liomera Dana, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1830 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Micippa Leach, 1817 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Myra Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepinnotheres Manning, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1880 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodius Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Platylambrus Stimpson, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1933 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarmatium Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selatium Serène & Soh, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Soceulia Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1834 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1823 | Fiddler crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southeast Tanzania
82 Species and 2 Subspecies | Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879 | | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016 | East African Fiddler Crab | | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897 | Marsh crab | | Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965 | | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | Inversed Fiddler Crab | | Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879 | | | Cyclodius drachi Guinot, 1964 | | | Deckenia mitis Hilgendorf, 1898 | | | Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869 | | | Elamena mathoei Desmarest, 1823 | | | Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838 | Rough redeye crab | | Eurycarcinus natalensis Krauss, 1843 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965 | | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Kraussia rugulosa Krauss, 1843 | | | Liomera monticulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Tuberous Xanthid Crab | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) consobrinus Nobili, 1906 | | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) milloti Crosnier, 1965 | | | Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830 | Long Eyestalk Crab | | Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781 | Common Moon Crab | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | Crab | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798 | Fleeting Purse Crab | | Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887 | | | Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880 | | | Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | Shore Crab | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847 | Scarlet Fiddler Crab | | Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869 | | | Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851 | Abbreviated Rock Crab | | Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965 | Shore Crab | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Philyra platychira De Haan, 1841 | | | Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Areolated xanthid crab | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 | | | Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818 | Pacific log rider | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Potamonautes bipartitus Hilgendorf, 1898 | | | Potamonautes johnstoni Miers, 1885 | | | Potamonautes suprasulcatus Hilgendorf, 1898 | | | Potamonautes unisulcatus Rathbun, 1933 | | | Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851 | | | Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851 | | | Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895) | ⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897 | | Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Soceulia marmorea Bell, 1855 | | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803 | | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Thalamita integra Dana, 1852 | | | Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Four-lobed Swimming Crab | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | | Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852) | ⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798 | Peregrine Crab | | Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923 | | | Xanthias leptodius | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
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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