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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Southeast Atlantic Ocean (South Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
29
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
29
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Atlantic Ocean
6 Families width 9 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Atlantic Ocean
8 Genera with 9 Species
Carcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Medorippe Manning & Ho..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Atlantic Ocean
9 Species
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758Angular crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Medorippe lanata Linnaeus, 1767
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Southeast Atlantic Ocean
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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