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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Zimbabwe
6 Families width 5 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Zimbabwe
6 Genera with 5 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
5 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864
Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904Natal river crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
2
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