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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
86
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
86
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
59
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
42
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
42
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thursday Island
15 Families width 61 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181911SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae (MacLeay, 1838)Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae (De Haan, 1835)1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thursday Island
42 Genera with 61 Species
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Achaeus Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Actaea De Haan, 0Baneberry2SpeciesTaxom
Actumnus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Austrothelphusa Bott, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocoeloma Miers, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopodia Milne-Edwards, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Dorippe Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthus Dana, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Glabropilumnus Balss, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gonatonotus Adams & White, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Kraussia Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1835Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oreophorus Rüppell, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopoides Miers, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 17936SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptocoeloma Ward, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thursday Island
61 Species
Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Actaea calculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Facetted Crab
Actaea ruppellii
Actumnus setifer De Haan, 1835Short-haired Crab
Austrothelphusa agassizi Rathbun, 1905
Austrothelphusa angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Austrothelphusa valentula Riek, 1951
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) truncata Fabricius, 1798
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Cryptocoeloma haswelli Rathbun, 1923False-fronted Crab
Cryptopodia fornicata Fabricius, 1787
Cryptopodia spatulifrons Miers, 1879
Dorippe dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Notopus dorsipes Linnaeus, 1758
Euxanthus tuberculosus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Actaea tuberculosa Miers, 1884
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843
Glabropilumnus seminudus Miers, 1884Crab
Gonatonotus pentagonus White, 1847
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus (Chorilia) oryx (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Kraussia nitida (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Palapedia nitida Stimpson, 1858
Leucosia leslii Haswell, 1879
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Matuta inermis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Micippa curtisfinia
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Myra affinis Bell, 1855
Myra australis Haswell, 1880
Naxia serpulifera Guérin, 1832
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Oreophorus reticulatus Adams & White, 1849
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) aculeatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Paratymolus pubescens Miers, 1879
Parthenopoides harpax
Pilodius pilumnoides White, 1848
Pilumnus cristipes (Calman, 1900)⇒ Lophopilumnus cristipes Calman, 1900
Pilumnus labyrinthicus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Vellumnus labyrinthicus Miers, 1884
Pilumnus pulcher Miers, 1884
Pilumnus spinicarpus Grant & McCu..., 1906
Pilumnus tomentosus Latreille, 1825Common Hairy-crab
Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793Bad-day Hair Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Pseudocryptocoeloma parvus Ward, 1936
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Xanthias leptodius

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Thursday Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
38
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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