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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
183
451
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
181
449
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
239
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
34
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
9
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
3 Families width 29 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20109SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab16SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18744SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
9 Genera with 29 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Minyocerus Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
29 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962Bald cypress
Megalobrachium roseum Rathbun, 1900
Megalobrachium soriatum Say, 1818Pentagonal porcelain crab
Minyocerus angustus Dana, 1852
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida microphthalma A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida miles A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida spinifrons Henderson, 1885
Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida valida Smith, 1883
Munidopsis erinaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis ernaceus
Munidopsis riveroi Chace, 1939
Munidopsis sigsbei A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Pachycheles coelhoi de Azevedo F..., 2019
Pachycheles greeleyi Rathbun, 1900
Pachycheles monilifer Dana, 1852Wormreef porcelain crab
Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes asiaticus Leach, 1820
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes marginatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes rosariensis Werding, 1982
Petrolisthes serratus (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Pisidia brasiliensis Haig, 1968
Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Striped porcelain crab

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Galatheoidea at artfakta.se
Galatheoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Galatheoidea at dyntaxa.se
Galatheoidea at itis.gov
Galatheoidea at marinespecies.org