Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 336
1958
6058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 334
1955
6050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 158
1273
4744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 157
1265
4714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 147
1207
4462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 82
706
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 72
634
1845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
72 Families width 1845 Species and 11 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 196 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Progeryonidae Å tevÄić..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Vultocinidae Ng & Manuel-..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 301 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Melanesia
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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