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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Prince of Wales Channel (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
15
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince of Wales Channel
9 Families width 21 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae (De Haan, 1835)2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince of Wales Channel
17 Genera with 21 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Arcania Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopodia Milne-Edwards, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ixa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Izanami Galil & Clark, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Urnalana Galil, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince of Wales Channel
21 Species
Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Arcania pulcherrima (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Ixa pulcherrima Haswell, 1879
Cryptopodia spatulifrons Miers, 1879
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus (Chorilia) oryx (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Ixa pulcherrima Haswell, 1879
Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Leucosia whitei (Bell, 1855)⇒ Urnalana whitei Bell, 1855
Matuta inermis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Micippa curtisfinia
Micippa curtispina Haswell, 1870
Myra australis Haswell, 1880
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Pilumnus semilanatus Miers, 1884Ragged Crab
Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793Bad-day Hair Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Urnalana whitei Bell, 1855

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Prince of Wales Channel
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
16
20
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