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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region La Digue (Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
7
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
7
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Digue
5 Families width 10 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Digue
5 Genera with 10 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Seychellum Ng, Števči..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 19626SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Digue
10 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Seychellum alluaudi A. Milne-Edw..., 1893Alluaud's Freshwater Crab
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita crosnieri Vannini, 1983
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in La Digue
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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