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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Togo (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Togo
12 Families width 26 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19704SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Togo
18 Genera with 26 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1767Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Heteropanope Stimpson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Togo
26 Species
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes larvatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteropanope tuberculidens Monod, 1956
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921)⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Potamonautes anchietae Brito Capello, 1871Anchieta's River Crab
Potamonautes ecorssei Marchand, 1902Ecorsse's River Crab
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab
Sudanonautes granulatus Balss, 1929

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Togo
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
13
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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