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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Marshall Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
341
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
341
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
283
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
274
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
164
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
155
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marshall Islands
31 Families width 338 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Eriphiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181914SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab41SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200410SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs125SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Marshall Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
126
279
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
29
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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