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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
140
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
136
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
32 Families width 223 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18380SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181914SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab67SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20046SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18530SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs50SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
106
187
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
30
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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