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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Tamar River (Northeast Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		10
15
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
10
15
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
11
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		8
11
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
11
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs		5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamar River
5 Families width 8 Species
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamar River
8 Genera with 8 Species
Brachynotus De Haan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamar River
8 Species
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Nectocarcinus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1860Velvet Crab
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Pilumnopeus serratifrons Kinahan, 1856Smooth-handed Crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Tamar River
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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