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Checklist for Superfamily Dorippoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
6
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
2 Families width 43 Species
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Ethusidae Guinot, 19773SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
6 Genera with 43 Species
Dorippe Weber, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 189723SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 200014SpeciesTaxom
Paradorippe Serène & Rom..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parethusa Chen, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Serpenthusa Naruse, Cast..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
43 Species
Dorippe frascone Herbst, 1785Carrier Crab
Dorippe quadridens Fabricius, 1793
Ethusa abbreviata Castro, 2005
Ethusa americana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Stalkeye sumo crab
Ethusa barbata Castro, 2005
Ethusa crassipodia Castro, 2005
Ethusa crosnieri Chen, 1993
Ethusa curvipes Chen, 1993
Ethusa furca Chen, 1993
Ethusa granulosa Ihle, 1916
Ethusa hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1906
Ethusa hirsuta McArdle, 1900
Ethusa indica Alcock, 1894
Ethusa izuensis Sakai, 1937
Ethusa magnipalmata Chen, 1993
Ethusa major (Chen, 1993)⇒ Ethusa orientalis Miers, 1886
Ethusa minuta Sakai, 1937
Ethusa obliquedens Chen, 1993
Ethusa orientalis Miers, 1886
Ethusa parapygmaea Chen, 1993
Ethusa pygmaea Alcock, 1894
Ethusa quadrata Sakai, 1937
Ethusa robusta (Miers, 1886)⇒ Ethusina robusta Miers, 1886
Ethusa sexdentata Stimpson, 1858
Ethusa tenuipes Rathbun, 1897Spiketoe sumo crab
Ethusina bicornuta Chen, 1997
Ethusina brevidentata Chen, 1993
Ethusina ciliacirrata Castro, 2005
Ethusina coronata Castro, 2005
Ethusina dilobotus Chen, 1993
Ethusina exophthalma Castro, 2005
Ethusina gracilipes Miers, 1886
Ethusina microspina Chen, 2000
Ethusina ocellata Castro, 2005
Ethusina paralongipes Chen, 1993
Ethusina pubescens Chen, 1993
Ethusina robusta Miers, 1886
Ethusina stenommata Castro, 2005
Ethusina vanuatuensis Chen, 2000
Paradorippe australiensis Miers, 1884
Parethusa glabra Chen, 1997
Parethusa hylophora Castro, 2005
Serpenthusa brucei Naruse, Cast..., 2009

Subnodes of Dorippoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyDorippidae
MacLeay, 1838
demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs
4
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEthusidae
Guinot, 1977
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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