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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Astove Island (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Astove Island
8 Families width 22 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Astove Island
21 Genera with 22 Species
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Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Epixanthus Heller, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lachnopodus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 02SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Astove Island
22 Species
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Epixanthus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1834Japanese Sebiro Crab
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Euchirograpsus polyodous Stebbing, 1921
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Strahl, 1861
Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson, 1858
Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812Boxer crab
Macromedaeus quinquedentatus Krauss, 1843
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias leptodius
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Astove Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
16
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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