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Checklist for Superfamily Cryptochiroidea Paulson, 1875
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
72
469
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
417
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
78
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
1 Family width 10 Species
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
9 Genera with 10 Species
Cryptochirus Heller, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Fungicola Serène, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19252SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Xynomaia Kropp, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
10 Species
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Cryptochirus tri (Fize and Serene, 1955)⇒ Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Fizesereneia heimi Fize & Serene, 1956
Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Opecarcinus aurantius Kropp, 1989
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Troglocarcinus (Fungicola) utinomi (Fize and Serene, 1955)⇒ Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956

Subnodes of Cryptochiroidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cryptochiroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Cryptochiroidea at itis.gov
Cryptochiroidea at marinespecies.org