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Checklist for Family Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 (demon-faced crabs)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
318
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
285
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
227
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDorippidae
MacLeay, 1838
Demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
5 Genera with 11 Species
Dorippe Weber, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Dorippoides Serène & Rom..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
11 Species
Dorippe dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Notopus dorsipes Linnaeus, 1758
Dorippe frascone Herbst, 1785Carrier Crab
Dorippe quadridens Fabricius, 1793
Dorippoides facchino Herbst, 1785
Dorippoides nudipes Manning & Ho..., 1986
Ethusa machaera Castro, 2005
Ethusa pintada Castro, 2013
Ethusa sinespina Kensley, 1969
Ethusa zurstrasseni Doflein, 1904
Ethusina longipes Chen, 1987
Medorippe crosnieri Chen, 1987

Subnodes of Dorippidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyDorippinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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