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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
22
41
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
22
41
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cosmoledo Atoll
12 Families width 32 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cosmoledo Atoll
28 Genera with 32 Species
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Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
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
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lachnopodus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 02SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cosmoledo Atoll
32 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box 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
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Strahl, 1861
Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson, 1858
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Lophozozymus dodone Herbst, 1801
Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812Boxer crab
Macromedaeus quinquedentatus Krauss, 1843
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Tetraloides heterodactylus Heller, 1861
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 Cosmoledo Atoll
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
20
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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