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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
133
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
131
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
51
115
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
61
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea
23 Families width 83 Species
#CPOESLGDMIXH
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19709SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea
56 Genera with 83 Species
#ABCEGIJLMOPRSTU
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Afrithelphusa Bott, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Afropinnotheres Manning, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atlantophila Galil, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Atlantotlos Doflein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Epixanthus Heller, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ernestotheres Manning, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eupilumnus Kossmann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Globonautes Bott, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Globopilumnus Balss, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Ilia Leach, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Liberonautes Bott, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Merocryptus A. Milne-Edw..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopoides Miers, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sakaila Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
83 Species
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Afrithelphusa afzelii Colosi, 1924
Afrithelphusa gerhildae Bott, 1969
Afrithelphusa leonensis Cumberlidge, 1987
Afrithelphusa monodosa Bott, 1959Purple Marsh Crab
Afrithelphusa monodosus Bott, 1959
Afropinnotheres larissae Machkevskiy, 1992
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Atlantophila cristata Miers, 1881
Atlantotlos rhombifer Doflein, 1904
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Ebalia affinis Miers, 1881
Epixanthus helleri A. Milne Edw..., 1867
Ernestotheres conicola Manning & Ho..., 1981
Ethusa vossi Manning & Ho..., 1981
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Eupilumnus stridulans Monod, 1956
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898Tree Hole Crab
Globopilumnus stridulans (Monod, 1956)⇒ Eupilumnus stridulans Monod, 1956
Goneplax barnardi Capart, 1951
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Ilia spinosa Miers, 1881
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Labuanium sinuofrontatum Roux, 1933
Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903Common Creek Crab
Liberonautes nimba Cumberlidge, 1999Nimba Stream Crab
Liberonautes rubigimanus Cumberlidge ..., 1989Lobster Claw Crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Macropodia doracis Manning & Ho..., 1981
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia spinulosa Miers, 1881
Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Merocryptus obsoletus A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Paraxanthias eriphioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Parthenopoides massena Roux, 1830
Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881
Pilumnus perrieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Pilumnus stebbingi Capart, 1951
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa calva Forest & Guinot, 1966
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Sakaila africana Manning & Ho..., 1981
Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883
Spinolambrus notialis Manning & Ho..., 1981
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Guinea
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
37
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
19
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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