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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Western Port Bay (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Port Bay
6 Families width 10 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Port Bay
11 Genera with 10 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippella Schweitzer, ..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Port Bay
10 Species
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Paramithrax gaimardi
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Pilumnus lanatus Latreille, 1825
Pilumnus tomentosus Latreille, 1825Common Hairy-crab
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Western Port Bay
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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