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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Glorioso Islands (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Glorioso Islands
5 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Glorioso Islands
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cyclodius Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Tweedieia Ward, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Glorioso Islands
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cyclodius nitidus Dana, 1852
Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Tweedieia laysani Rathbun, 1906Fur-legged Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Glorioso Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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