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Checklist for Superfamily Dorippoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
154
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
2 Families width 11 Species
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
5 Genera with 11 Species
Dorippe Weber, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 17672SpeciesTaxom
Paranecrocarcinus Van Straelen, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
11 Species
Dorippe dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Notopus dorsipes Linnaeus, 1758
Dorippe frascone Herbst, 1785Carrier Crab
Dorippe quadridens Fabricius, 1793
Ethusa machaera Castro, 2005
Ethusa zurstrasseni Doflein, 1904
Ethusina challengeri Miers, 1886
Ethusina longipes Chen, 1987
Ethusina somalica Doflein, 1904
Medorippe crosnieri Chen, 1987
Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Paranecrocarcinus mozambiquensis Forster, 1970

Subnodes of Dorippoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyDorippidae
MacLeay, 1838
demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNecrocarcinidae
Föster, 1968
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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