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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
19
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
9 Families width 11 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19040SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
10 Genera with 11 Species
Abyssotheres Manning & Galil, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Arcithelphusa Pati & Sudha..., 2015
0SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Typhlocarcinus Stimpson, 20171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
11 Species
Abyssotheres abyssicola Alcock & And..., 1899
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Carcinoplax fasciata Ng & Biju Kumar, 2016
Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Pinnotheres sanguinolariae Pillai, 1951
Typhlocarcinus kerala Ng, Devi & B..., 2017

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Kerala
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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