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Checklist for Family Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 (demon-faced crabs)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
43
328
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDorippidae
MacLeay, 1838
Demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
3 Genera with 6 Species
Ethusa Roux, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tepexicarcinus Feldmann, Ve..., 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
6 Species
Ethusa americana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Stalkeye sumo crab
Ethusa microphthalma Smith, 1881Broadback sumo crab
Ethusa tenuipes Rathbun, 1897Spiketoe sumo crab
Ethusa truncata A. Milne-Edw..., 1899Truncate sumo crab
Ethusina abyssicola Smith, 1884Abyssal sumo crab
Tepexicarcinus tlayuensis R. M. Feldmann, 1998


Links, sources and further information
Dorippidae at biodiversity.org.au
Dorippidae at gbif.org
Dorippidae at irmng.org
Dorippidae at itis.gov
Dorippidae at marinespecies.org