Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Kilifi County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 14
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 14
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 10
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kilifi County
10 Families width 17 Species | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Kilifi County
15 Genera with 17 Species | Actaea De Haan, 1834 | Baneberry | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actaeodes Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1880 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodius Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kilifi County
17 Species | Actaea tomentosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny-legged Rock Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016 | East African Fiddler Crab | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965 | | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803 | | | Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | East African red mangrove crab | | Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880 | | | Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Areolated xanthid crab | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Kilifi County
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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