Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Dorippoidea for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

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Checklist for Superfamily Dorippoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	246 1090 2530	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	245 1089 2527	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	134 788 2104	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	133 784 2097	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	124 745 2006	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	68 419 941	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	59 382 895	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	44 315 758	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Dorippoidea MacLeay, 1838	2 5 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 23 Species

Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838	Demon-faced crabs	21	Species	Taxom
Ethusidae Guinot, 1977		2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 23 Species

Species list for Papua New Guinea
23 Species

Subnodes of Dorippoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea

Family	Dorippidae ♰ MacLeay, 1838 demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs	4 21	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Ethusidae Guinot, 1977	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Dorippoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Dorippoidea at itis.gov
Dorippoidea at marinespecies.org