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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Gambier Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
25
42
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
25
42
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
21
38
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
38
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
21
38
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
24
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
24
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambier Islands
14 Families width 18 Species
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab0SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambier Islands
24 Genera with 18 Species
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Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Polydectus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliomera Odhner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tweedieia Ward, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambier Islands
18 Species
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chlorodiella barbata Borradaile, 1900
Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840Smooth spooner
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Lophozozymus dodone Herbst, 1801
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) consobrinus Nobili, 1906
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pseudoliomera variolosa Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Trapezia punctimanus Odinetz, 1984
Tweedieia odhneri Gordon, 1934

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Gambier Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
17
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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