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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
61 Families width 1247 Species and 16 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab17SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs53SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs41SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 183825SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183827SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs51SpeciesTaxom
Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185111SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab54SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181943SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185117SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab162SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185141SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200414SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltariidae Tavares & Cleva, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185344SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs317SpeciesTaxom
Xenograpsidae Davie, Schub..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Polynesia
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
46
346
1002
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
90
244
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTrichopeltarioidea
Tavares & Cleva, 2010
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