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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
23
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
23
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale County
7 Families width 10 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale County
8 Genera with 10 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
10 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Eriphia ferox Koh & Ng, 2008
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868Obese Crab
Potamonautes raybouldi Cumberlidge ..., 2004East African Tree Hole Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Kwale County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
6
8
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