Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region West India (India)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 56
115
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 56
115
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 36
85
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 36
85
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 34
78
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 24
58
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for West India
24 Families width 79 Species #PSMXOGCDHELIV
| Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for West India
58 Genera with 79 Species #ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Arcotheres Manning, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Barytelphusa Alcock, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1782 | Box crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1877 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Demania Laurie, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotilla De Haan, 1852 | Sand bubbler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episesarma De Man, 1853 | Tree-climbing crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gubernatoriana Bott, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Labuanium Serène and Soh, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lahaina Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosia Weber, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Medaeops Guinot, 1967 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1798 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomia Gistl, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oncinopus De Haan, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusa Milne-Edwards, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ryphila Galil, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scylla De Haan, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Seulocia Galil, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidodromia McLay, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West India
79 Species | Arcotheres placunae Hornell & So..., 1909 | | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775 | Speckled Moon Crab | | Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818 | Bashful Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900 | | | Barytelphusa cunicularis Westwood, 1836 | | | Barytelphusa guerini H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Barytelphusa jacquemontii Rathbun, 1905 | | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871 | | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798 | Portunid Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899 | | | Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877 | | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Demania scaberrima Walker, 1887 | | | Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Elamena cristatipes Gravely, 1927 | | | Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Ghatiana atropurpurea Pati, Thacke..., 2016 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Gubernatoriana longipes Pati & Thack..., 2018 | | | Gubernatoriana pilosipes Alcock, 1909 | | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865 | European stream valvata | | Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851 | | | Leucosia sima Alcock, 1896 | | | Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830 | Sponge Crab | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 | Flower Moon Crab | | Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781 | Common Moon Crab | | Menippe rumphii Fabricius, 1798 | | | Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847 | | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860 | Anemone crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790 | | | Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892 | | | Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861 | | | Myomenippe hardwickii Gray, 1831 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848 | Oncinopus Neptunus | | Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003 | | | Parathelphusa fronto | | | Parathelphusa gubernatoris | | | Philyra scabriuscula Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pilumnus caribaeus Desbonne, 1867 | Coarsespine hairy crab | | Pilumnus thoe Herbst, 1803 | | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Pinnotheres vicajii Chhapgar, 1957 | | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955 | | | Ryphila cancellus Herbst, 1783 | | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 | Black crab | | Seulocia pubescens Miers, 1877 | Olive Purse Crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803 | Blue-spined Swimming Crab | | Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852 | Spiny Claw Swimming Crab | | Tubuca alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018 | | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab | | Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798 | Peregrine Crab | | Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in West 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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