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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
330
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
296
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean
54 Families width 673 Species and 10 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19640SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs46SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183823SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs56SpeciesTaxom
Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab23SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Orithyiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181943SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab96SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20048SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18537SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs155SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
240
573
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
56
100
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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