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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Tokyo (Kanto, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
129
356
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
129
356
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
279
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
279
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
269
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
161
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tokyo
38 Families width 224 Species
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Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183818SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181910SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab14SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185313SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs47SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Tokyo
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
12
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
145
208
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
3
3
Family
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