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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
110
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mombasa
23 Families width 87 Species and 1 Subspecies
#XOCIGMSPDHELT
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae (Ortmann, 1893)Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18380SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20043SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mombasa
57 Genera with 87 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPSTX
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Carpilodes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Deckenia Hilgendorf, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Echinoecus Rathbun, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Epixanthus Heller, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Glabropilumnus Balss, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lydia Gistel, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nursia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Oreophorus Rüppell, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliomera Odhner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 03SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18039SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actaea rufopunctata (H.Milne Edwards, 1834)⇒ Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775Convex Crab
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Deckenia imitatrix Hilgendorf, 1869
Deckenia mitis Hilgendorf, 1898
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Echinoecus pentagonus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Anal Crab
Epixanthus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1834Japanese Sebiro Crab
Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838Rough redeye crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Glabropilumnus laevis Dana, 1852
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Strahl, 1861
Liomera rugata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Corrugated liomera
Liomera rugatus
Liomera tristis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Lophozozymus dodone Herbst, 1801
Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812Boxer crab
Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ringed Foot Crab
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Myomenippe granulosa
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Oreophorus reticulatus Adams & White, 1849
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Nodose rubble crab
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma samawati Gillikin & S..., 2004
Philyra platycheir (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Hiplyra platycheir De Haan, 1841
Philyra platychira De Haan, 1841
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793Bad-day Hair Crab
Platymaia alcocki Rathbun, 1918
Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830Crested Reef Crab
Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852Showy xanthid crab
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma quadrilaterum
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita crosnieri Vannini, 1983
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita demani Nobili, 1905
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia richtersi Galil & Lewi..., 1983
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790Furrowed Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Mombasa
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
41
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
16
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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