Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 55
75
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 54
74
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 16
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 9
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 8
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
8 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Cape Town
10 Genera with 11 Species | Afrophila Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1782 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaenostoma Stimpson, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorhynchus Thomson, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinusia Schubart & C..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mursia Desmarest, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratylodiplax Serène, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
11 Species | Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855 | | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826 | | | Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873 | Australian stork's bill | | Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915 | | | Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Mursia cristimana | | | Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cape Town
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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