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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
23
28
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
23
28
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
10
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Mossel Bay
7 Families width 7 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mossel Bay
7 Genera with 7 Species
Afrophila Galil, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Nautilocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mossel Bay
7 Species
Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855
Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758Angular crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837Masked Crab
Nautilocorystes ocellatus Gray, 1831

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Mossel Bay
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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