Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 34
58
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 34
58
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 21
28
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 21
28
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 20
25
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 12
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ethiopia
12 Families width 28 Species and 3 Subspecies | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Ethiopia
15 Genera with 28 Species | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippoides Serène & Rom..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1837 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zosimus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zozymus Milne-Edwards, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
28 Species and 3 Subspecies | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775 | Convex Crab | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Dorippoides nudipes Manning & Ho..., 1986 | | | Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Philyra globosa | | | Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Potamonautes (Platypotamonautes) neumanni Hilgendorf, 1898 | | | Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) berardi Audouin, 1826 | | | Potamonautes berardi berardi | | | Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) emini Hilgendorf, 1892 | | | Potamonautes emini emini | | | Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae Nobili, 1906 | | | Potamonautes depressus Krauss, 1843 | Flat River Crab | | Potamonautes didieri Rathbun, 1904 | | | Potamonautes holthuisi Cumberlidge ..., 2010 | | | Potamonautes ignestii Parisi, 1923 | | | Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828 | Brown guard crab | | Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Devil Crab | | Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Ethiopia
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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