Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Western Bass Strait (Bass Strait)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 97
215
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 95
213
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 21
37
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 21
37
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 20
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Western Bass Strait
11 Families width 27 Species | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Western Bass Strait
21 Genera with 27 Species #ABCDEHLMNOPS
| Achaeus Leach, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actaea De Haan, 1834 | Baneberry | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austrodromidia McLay, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bellidilia Kinahan, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dumea Loh & Ng, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1873 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halicarcinus White, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomithrax Miers, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lupocyclus Adams & White, 1849 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metadromia McLay, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microhalimus Haswell, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mictyris Latreille, 1806 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nasutoplax Poore, Guino..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Naxia Latreille, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notomithrax Griffin, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stimdromia McLay, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Bass Strait
27 Species | Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Thorn-legged Crab | | Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923 | Southern Sponge Crab | | Bellidilia undecimspinosa Kinahan, 1856 | Large Pebble Crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880 | Velvet Crab | | Ebalia (Phlyxia) crassipes Bell, 1885 | | | Ebalia (Phlyxia) intermedia Miers, 1886 | Smooth Nut Crab | | Ebalia tuberculosa Milne-Edwards, 1873 | Nut-crab | | Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858 | Three-pronged Sea-spider | | Halicarcinus rostratus Haswell, 1882 | Beaked Sea-spider | | Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818 | Shaggy Sponge-crab | | Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | Ribbed Spider-crab | | Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902 | Wilson's Sponge Crab | | Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880 | | | Nasutoplax rostrata Haswell, 1881 | | | Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Ramshorn Crab | | Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825 | Smooth Seaweed-crab | | Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865 | Spiny Seaweed-crab | | Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885 | | | Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788 | Hairy Seaweed Crab | | Ovalipes australiensis Stephenson &..., 1968 | Ocean Sand Crab | | Pilumnus acer Rathbun, 1923 | Long-spined Hairy-crab | | Pilumnus etheridgei Rathbun, 1923 | | | Pilumnus tomentosus Latreille, 1825 | Common Hairy-crab | | Pinnotheres hickmani Guiler, 1950 | Pea Crabs | | Stimdromia lateralis Gray, 1831 | Ridged Sponge-crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Western Bass Strait
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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