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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Palestine (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
49
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
49
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palestine
7 Families width 16 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palestine
10 Genera with 16 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 0Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palestine
16 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode hippeus
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Potamon (Potamon) potamios Olivier, 1804Aegean Freshwater Crab
Potamon (Telphusa) fluviatilis Herbst, 1785
Potamon fluviatile (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Potamon potamios Olivier, 1804
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Palestine
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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