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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
97
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
91
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Angola
32 Families width 141 Species and 3 Subspecies
#CEIPOVLGXDSHMNT
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab20SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae (H. Milne-Edw..., 1853)3SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Angola
91 Genera with 141 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUX
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Afropinnotheres Manning, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Atlantolocia Galil, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Atlantophila Galil, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Atlantotlos Doflein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Capartiella Manning & Ho..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Coralliope Guinot, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Cycloxanthops Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Detocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Distolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Dorippe Weber, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Epixanthus Heller, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eupilumnus Kossmann, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euryozius Miers, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18833SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosoma Desmarest, 1823Crown crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ilia Leach, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Lambrus Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Machaerus Leach, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Medaeus Dana, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Microcassiope Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Nanopilumnus Takeda, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Physachaeus Alcock, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 03SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyra Capart, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Serenepilumnus Türkay & Sch..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Solenolambrus Stimpson, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Xaiva MacLeay, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
141 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus monodi Capart, 1951
Achelous hastatus Linnaeus, 1767Portunus Hastatus
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Afropinnotheres guinotae Manning, 1993
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Atlantolocia laevidorsalis Miers, 1881
Atlantophila cristata Miers, 1881
Atlantotlos rhombifer Doflein, 1904
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Calappa bocagei (Brito Capello, 1871)⇒ Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes diacanthus africanus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1879)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Capartiella longipes Capart, 1951
Carcinoplax barnardi (Capart, 1951)⇒ Goneplax barnardi Capart, 1951
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Coralliope parvula A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus occidentalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cycloxanthops occidentalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Detocarcinus balssi Monod, 1956
Distolambrus maltzami Miers, 1881
Dorippe armata (Miers, 1881)⇒ Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881
Dorippe lanata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Epixanthus helleri A. Milne Edw..., 1867
Ethusa mascarone Herbst, 1785Stalkeye sumo crab
Ethusa rosacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1897
Ethusa rugulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1897
Ethusa vossi Manning & Ho..., 1981
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Eupilumnus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Euryozius pagalu Manning & Ho..., 1981
Eurypanopeus blanchardi A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geryon maritae (Manning & Ho..., 1981)⇒ Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981
Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866
Goneplax barnardi Capart, 1951
Goneplax clevai Guinot & Castro, 2007
Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758Angular crab
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis cruentatus
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Guinearma kamermani De Man, 1883
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823
Ilia spinosa Miers, 1881
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus grallator Manning & Ho..., 1981
Lambrus macrochelos (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Spinolambrus macrochelos Herbst, 1790
Leptodius angolensis (Bott, 1964)⇒ Xanthodius inaequalis Dana, 1852
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Machaerus atlanticus Miers, 1881
Machaerus oxyacanthus Monod, 1956
Macropipus australis Guinot, 1961
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia intermedia Bouvier, 1940
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia straeleni Capart, 1951
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Medaeus rouxi (Balss, 1936)⇒ Nanopilumnus rouxi Balss, 1936
Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Microcassiope minor Dana, 1852
Micropisa bocagei (Osorio, 1887)⇒ Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Monodaeus rouxi Capart, 1951
Monodaeus tuberculidens Rathbun, 1911
Nanocassiope melanodactyla A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Nanocassiope melanodactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Nanopilumnus rouxi Balss, 1936
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Paraxanthias eriphioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881
Pilumnus stebbingi Capart, 1951
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Potamon (Potamon) pealianum Wood-Mason, 1871
Potamon (Potamonautes) bayonianum
Potamon perlatum
Potamonautes anchietae Brito Capello, 1871Anchieta's River Crab
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864
Potamonautes lirrangensis adeleae Bott, 1968
Potamonautes macrobrachii Bott, 1953
Potamonautes pobeguini
Potamonautes unispinus Stewart & Cook, 1998Single-spined River Crab
Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956
Pseudomyra mbizi Capart, 1951
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Serenepilumnus pisifer MacLeay, 1838
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma (Holometopus) angolensis de Brito Cap..., 1864
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Solenolambrus noordendei Capart, 1951
Spinolambrus macrochelos Herbst, 1790
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Tetralia cinctipes Paulson, 1875Tetralia Cinctipes
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Xaiva mcleayi Barnard, 1947
Xanthias tuberculidens (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Monodaeus tuberculidens Rathbun, 1911
Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Risso's Crab
Xanthodius inaequalis Dana, 1852
Xanthodius inaequalis inaequalis Olivier, 1791

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Angola
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
75
112
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
16
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org