Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
78 Families width 2377 Species and 48 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 139 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 282 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 150 | Species | Taxom | | Psammocarcinidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 365 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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