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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Rota (Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
15
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
15
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rota
7 Families width 8 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rota
7 Genera with 8 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Derilambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Gandalfus McLay, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Scutumara Ng & Nakasone, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 17922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rota
8 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Derilambrus angulifrons Latreille, 1825Elbow Crab
Gandalfus yunohana Takeda, Hash..., 2000
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Scutumara laniger Tesch, 1918
Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790Furrowed Crab
Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792Jaguar Round Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Rota
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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