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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Socotra (Yemen)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
69
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
69
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
47
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
24
46
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
45
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Socotra
12 Families width 44 Species
Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Socotra
27 Genera with 44 Species
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Aethra Latreille, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cymo De Haan, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lydia Gistel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Socotrapotamon Apel & Brandis, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 19628SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1874Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Zozymodes Heller, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Socotra
44 Species
Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Caphyra bedoti Zehntner, 1894
Caphyra rouxii Guérin, 1832
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chaenostoma sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Cymo andreossyi Audouin, 1826Hairy Coral Crab
Cymo melanodactylus Dana, 1852Black-fingered Coral Clinger
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838Rough redeye crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Luniella spinipes Heller, 1861
Lydia tenax Rüppell, 1830
Macrophthalmus sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Ocypode aegyptiaca (Gerstaecker, 1856)⇒ Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pilodius spinipes Heller, 1861
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Potamon (Geotelphusa) socotrensis Hilgendorf, 1883
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Socotrapotamon socotrensis Hilgendorf, 1883
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita bandusia Nobili, 1905
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita indistincta Apel & Spiri..., 1998
Thalamita margaritimana Rathbun, 1911
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Xanthias sinensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Zozymodes cavipes Dana, 1852

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Socotra
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
18
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
9
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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