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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Palmyra Atoll (Northern Line Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palmyra Atoll
7 Families width 12 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palmyra Atoll
11 Genera with 12 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palmyra Atoll
12 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cyclodius granulosus De Man, 1888
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
Liomera bella Dana, 1852Pretty liomera
Lissocarcinus holothuricola Streets, 1877
Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Xanthias gilbertensis Balss, 1938Common Green Darner
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Palmyra Atoll
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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