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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
137
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
126
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
38 Families width 222 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181915SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab34SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20043SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs29SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Egypt
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
103
177
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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