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Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
529
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
62
478
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
358
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
9
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
4
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
4 Genera with 131 Species
Anatolikos Schweitzer &..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1781Cancer Crab127SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 18362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
131 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann, 1893
Cancer (Scilarus) tuberculatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer admete (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Cancer adspersus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783
Cancer aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798
Cancer americanus (Seba, 1758)⇒ Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798
Cancer amphitrite (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer anaglyptum (Balss, 1922)⇒ Platepistoma anaglyptum Balss, 1922
Cancer anatum (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783
Cancer arachnoides (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer armata (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Hypothalassia armata De Haan, 1835
Cancer armiger (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Cancer arrosor (Herbst, 1796)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer caninus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Cancer carnifex (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Cancer cedonulli (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Cancer chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)⇒ Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck, 1765
Cancer clymene (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775
Cancer contrarius (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804
Cancer convexus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783
Cancer craniolaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leucosia craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer cristata (Shaw & Nodder, 1802)⇒ Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer cylindrus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Ixa cylindrus Fabricius, 1777
Cancer cymodoce (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Cancer defensor (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Cancer dentatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer distinguendus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Macromedaeus distinguendus De Haan, 1835
Cancer dormitator (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Cancer dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Notopus dorsipes Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer electra (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
Cancer eudora (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cancer exsculptus (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790
Cancer floridus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer fornicata (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Cryptopodia fornicata Fabricius, 1787
Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer fragifer (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Halimede fragifer De Haan, 1835
Cancer frontalis (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Atergatis latissimus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cancer gallus (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803
Cancer glaberrima (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790
Cancer hardwickii (Gray, 1831)⇒ Myomenippe hardwickii Gray, 1831
Cancer hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer hispida (Latreille, 1812)⇒ Dynomene hispida Latreille, 1812
Cancer horrida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Daldorfia horrida Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer hungarus Herbst, 1791
Cancer hystrix (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Arcania septemspinosa Fabricius, 1787
Cancer impressus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Neoxanthias impressus Latreille, 1812
Cancer inaequalis (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Xanthodius inaequalis inaequalis Olivier, 1791
Cancer incisus (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cancer inconspectus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer integerrimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818
Cancer integra (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Palapedia integra De Haan, 1835
Cancer japonicus (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann, 1893
Cancer kerathurus (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Cancer laevis latipes (Seba, 1761)⇒ Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818
Cancer lagopodes (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Cancer lar (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nursia lar Fabricius, 1793
Cancer latro (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer limbatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830
Cancer litterata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798
Cancer lividus (Latreille, 1812)⇒ Juxtaxanthias lividus Latreille, 1812
Cancer longimana (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Carcinoplax longimana De Haan, 1833
Cancer longimanus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Parthenope longimanus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer longipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Processa acutirostris Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Cancer lophos (Herbst, 1782)⇒ Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782
Cancer lunaris (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798
Cancer maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer mamillatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790
Cancer margaritarius (Crosnier, 1976)⇒ Platepistoma anaglyptum Balss, 1922
Cancer megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Cancer meladactylus (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Cymo melanodactylus Dana, 1852
Cancer melissa (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790
Cancer menestho (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Cancer messor (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775
Cancer metis (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
Cancer nadaensis Sakai, 1969
Cancer natator (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Charybdis natator Herbst, 1794
Cancer nigra (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775
Cancer obtusus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cancer olivacea (Herbst, 1796)⇒ Scylla olivacea Herbst, 1796
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer pedunculatus (J. F. W. Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
Cancer pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer perlata (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Daira perlata Herbst, 1790
Cancer petraeus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783
Cancer philargius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pictor (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798
Cancer planipes (Weber, 1795)⇒ Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798
Cancer planissimum (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804
Cancer plicata (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Nursia plicata Herbst, 1803
Cancer polynome (Herbst, 1801)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930
Cancer prymna (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803
Cancer punctatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798
Cancer quadratus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Cancer quadridens (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Cancer ranina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ranina ranina Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ranina ranina Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer reticulatus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Portunus reticulatus Herbst, 1799
Cancer rubromaculata (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Liagore rubromaculata De Haan, 1835
Cancer rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799
Cancer rumphii (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Menippe rumphii Fabricius, 1798
Cancer sakaii (Takeda & Miyake, 1972)⇒ Platepistoma anaglyptum Balss, 1922
Cancer scruposa (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Cancer scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Odontodactylus scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer sebana (Shaw & Nodder, 1803)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Cancer septemspinosa (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Arcania septemspinosa Fabricius, 1787
Cancer serrata (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775
Cancer setiferus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer setosus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer squamosa (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Cancer squamosus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Actumnus squamosus De Haan, 1835
Cancer strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Cancer strigosus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Cancer styx (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803
Cancer subdentatus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Atergatis subdentatus De Haan, 1833
Cancer tearlachi (Curtiss, 1938)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Cancer teatae (Curtiss, 1938)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Cancer tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783
Cancer tetragonon (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Cancer tranquebarica (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Cancer tridentatus (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Cancer urvillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Cancer variolosus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Daira perlata Herbst, 1790
Cancer venosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cancer vespertilio (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793
Cancer victor (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781
Platepistoma anaglyptum Balss, 1922
Romaleon nadaense Sakai, 1969
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836


Links, sources and further information
Cancrinae at marinespecies.org