Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 32
44
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 32
44
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 25
36
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 25
36
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 23
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
20
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 13
20
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Benin
13 Families width 23 Species | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Benin
20 Genera with 23 Species | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1859 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusina Smith, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybius Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sudanonautes Bott, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
23 Species | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Ethusina beninia Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902 | | | Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | African River Crab | | Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Aubry's Crab |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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