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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Sydney Harbour (Sydney, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
15
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
15
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Sydney Harbour
5 Families width 5 Species
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney Harbour
5 Genera with 5 Species
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Harbour
5 Species
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Sydney Harbour
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
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