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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
187
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
38 Families width 394 Species and 10 Subspecies
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Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs29SpeciesTaxom
Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181926SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab58SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20045SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs101SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Red Sea
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
148
326
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
39
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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