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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Tai Po District (New Territories East, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
25
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
25
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tai Po District
10 Families width 22 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tai Po District
18 Genera with 22 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopotamon Ng & Dudgeon, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Nanhaipotamon Bott, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrhila Galil, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1934Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Somanniathelphusa Bott, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tmethypocoelis Koelbel, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tai Po District
22 Species
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chiromantes haematocheir De Haan, 1833Akategani
Cryptopotamon anacoluthon Kemp, 1918
Gelasimus borealis Crane, 1975
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanhaipotamon hongkongense Shen, 1940
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma pictum De Haan, 1835Kakubenkeigani
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Pyrhila carinata Bell, 1855
Scopimera intermedia Balss, 1934
Somanniathelphusa zanklon Ng & Dudgeon, 1992
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Tmethypocoelis ceratophora Koelbel, 1897

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Tai Po District
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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