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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
83
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
47
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
20 Families width 65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
47 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCEGHILMNOPSU
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atlantolocia Galil, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Atlantotlos Doflein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Globonautes Bott, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Liberonautes Bott, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyra Capart, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Atlantolocia laevidorsalis Miers, 1881
Atlantotlos rhombifer Doflein, 1904
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Chaceon fenneri Manning & Ho..., 1984Golden crab
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Ebalia affinis Miers, 1881
Ethusa rugulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1897
Ethusa vossi Manning & Ho..., 1981
Geryon maritae (Manning & Ho..., 1981)⇒ Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981
Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898Tree Hole Crab
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903Common Creek Crab
Liberonautes paludicolis Cumberlidge ..., 1989Pale Swamp Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921)⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Monodaeus rouxi Capart, 1951
Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883)⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881
Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Potamon macropus (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898
Pseudomyra mbizi Capart, 1951
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Sesarma (Chiromantes) africanum (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869African River Crab
Sudanonautes africanus chaperi A.Milne-Edwards, 1887
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Liberia
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
33
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
14
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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