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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
40 Families width 360 Species and 4 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183819SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181911SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab40SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19708SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs64SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Mozambique
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
154
270
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
40
90
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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