Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 156
461
943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 155
460
942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 72
275
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
273
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 64
244
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 36
170
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 34
160
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sri Lanka
34 Families width 384 Species and 13 Subspecies #ABCDEGILMOPSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 59 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Sri Lanka
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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