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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Austral Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
49
90
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
49
90
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
70
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
70
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
68
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
30
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Austral Islands
14 Families width 34 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Austral Islands
30 Genera with 34 Species
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Alainodaeus Davie, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Demania Laurie, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Epistocavea Davie, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Psaumis Kossmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Soliella Lasley, Klau..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Thyraplax Castro, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austral Islands
34 Species
Alainodaeus akiaki Davie, 1993
Alainodaeus nuku Davie, 1997
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus, 1758Blood Spotted Crab
Chaceon australis Manning, 1993
Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852
Chlorodiella laevissima Dana, 1852
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Cyclodius granulosus De Man, 1888
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Epistocavea mururoa Davie, 1993
Ethusina huilianae Castro, 2005
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Liomera stimpsonii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Round Crab
Liomera tristis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Platepistoma balssii Zarenkov, 1990
Psaumis cavipes Dana, 1852
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Soliella flava Rathbun, 1894
Thyraplax cooki Rathbun, 1906
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Austral Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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