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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Babel Island (Furneaux Group, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
135
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
135
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
21
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
21
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Babel Island
10 Families width 14 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Babel Island
13 Genera with 14 Species
Ebalia Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Merocryptus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoplax Castro, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Babel Island
14 Species
Ebalia tuberculosa Milne-Edwards, 1873Nut-crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858Three-pronged Sea-spider
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Ovalipes molleri Ward, 1933
Pilumnus etheridgei Rathbun, 1923
Pilumnus tomentosus Latreille, 1825Common Hairy-crab
Pinnotheres hickmani Guiler, 1950Pea Crabs
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pseudocarcinus gigas Lamarck, 1818Giant Crab
Pycnoplax meridionalis Rathbun, 1923
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Babel Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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