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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
32
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
4 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
10 Genera with 29 Species
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Padrycheles2SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 188010SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanella White, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Galathea algae (Baba, 1969)⇒ Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea eulimene Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea multilineata Balss, 1913
Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Leiogalathea achates Rodríguez-Fl..., 2019
Munida dissita Macpherson, 1999
Munida insularis Macpherson, 1999
Munida nesiotes Macpherson, 1999
Neopetrolisthes maculates Milne-Edward..., 1837
Neopetrolisthes maculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Small-dot Anemone Crab
Pachycheles lifuensis (Borradaile, 1900)⇒ Pachycheles pisoides Heller, 1865
Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Pachycheles pisoides Heller, 1865
Pachycheles sculptus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Padrycheles pisoides Heller, C., 1865
Padrycheles sculptus Milne-Edward..., 1837
Petrolisthes annulipes (Miers, 1884)⇒ Petrolisthes militaris Heller, 1862
Petrolisthes asiaticus Leach, 1820
Petrolisthes borradailei Kropp, 1984
Petrolisthes coccineus Owen, 1839Red porcelain crab
Petrolisthes decacanthus Ortmann, 1897
Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes lamarckii asiaticus (Leach, 1820)⇒ Petrolisthes asiaticus Leach, 1820
Petrolisthes militaris Heller, 1862Soldier Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Petrolisthes villosus (Richters, 1880)⇒ Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Polyonyx biunguiculatus Dana, 1852
Porcellanella haigae Sankarankutt..., 1963Haig's Porcelain Crab

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Seychelles
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
6
19
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