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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
198
800
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
196
798
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
585
1672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
579
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
560
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
54
329
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
306
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
47 Families width 845 Species and 4 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab14SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Christmaplacidae Naruse & Ng, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Conleyidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Eriphiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18389SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab19SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181938SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19840SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab115SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185145SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200413SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185320SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs250SpeciesTaxom
Xenograpsidae Davie, Schub..., 20071SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Micronesia
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
36
234
642
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
72
203
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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