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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Matara (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matara
4 Families width 7 Species
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matara
5 Genera with 7 Species
Grapsus Lamarck, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matara
7 Species
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Matara
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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