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Checklist for Family Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 (demon-faced crabs)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
57
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
50
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDorippidae
MacLeay, 1838
Demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
4 Genera with 6 Species
Dorippe Weber, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
6 Species
Dorippe armata (Miers, 1881)⇒ Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881
Dorippe lanata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Ethusa mascarone Herbst, 1785Stalkeye sumo crab
Ethusa rosacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1897
Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881

Subnodes of Dorippidae with occurrences in Sahara
SubfamilyDorippinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
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