Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Fiji (Melanesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 165
508
1004 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 165
508
1004 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 86
359
822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 85
355
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 79
333
766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
181
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
174
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fiji
37 Families width 347 Species and 4 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMOPSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 76 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Fiji
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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