Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 35
49
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 35
49
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 21
32
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 21
32
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 20
28
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 11
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zululand District
11 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Zululand District
16 Genera with 19 Species | Austruca Bott, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epixanthus Heller, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1799 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1835 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozius Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scylla De Haan, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zululand District
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Epixanthus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Japanese Sebiro Crab | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799) | ⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | | Leptodius cavipes Dana, 1852 | | | Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Fan Round Crab | | Leptodius exaratus sanguineus | | | Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835 | | | Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835 | | | Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904 | Natal river crab | | Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849 | Caystre's Crab | | Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 | Black crab | | Sesarma intermedium | | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Xanthias leptodius | |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Zululand District
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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