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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
115
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
115
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
36
85
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
85
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
34
78
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West India
23 Families width 77 Species
#PSMXOGCDHELIV
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab14SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West India
56 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVX
Arcotheres Manning, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Barytelphusa Alcock, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1782Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Demania Laurie, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1853Tree-climbing crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gubernatoriana Bott, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1798Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusa Milne-Edwards, 02SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ryphila Galil, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Seulocia Galil, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
77 Species
Arcotheres placunae Hornell & So..., 1909
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818Bashful Crab
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Barytelphusa cunicularis Westwood, 1836
Barytelphusa guerini H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Barytelphusa jacquemontii Rathbun, 1905
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Demania scaberrima Walker, 1887
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Elamena cristatipes Gravely, 1927
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Ghatiana atropurpurea Pati, Thacke..., 2016
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Gubernatoriana longipes Pati & Thack..., 2018
Gubernatoriana pilosipes Alcock, 1909
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Leucosia sima Alcock, 1896
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Menippe rumphii Fabricius, 1798
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Myomenippe hardwickii Gray, 1831
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Parathelphusa fronto
Parathelphusa gubernatoris
Philyra scabriuscula Fabricius, 1798
Pilumnus caribaeus Desbonne, 1867Coarsespine hairy crab
Pilumnus thoe Herbst, 1803
Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793Bad-day Hair Crab
Pinnotheres vicajii Chhapgar, 1957
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955
Ryphila cancellus Herbst, 1783
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Seulocia pubescens Miers, 1877Olive Purse Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Tubuca alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in West India
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
35
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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