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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
212
609
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
210
607
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
259
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
258
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
233
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
34
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
11
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Brazil
3 Families width 34 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20109SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Brazil
11 Genera with 34 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minyocerus Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18597SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
34 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962Bald cypress
Megalobrachium poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Hairyclaw porcelain crab
Megalobrachium roseum Rathbun, 1900
Minyocerus angustus Dana, 1852
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida flinti Benedict, 1902
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida microphthalma A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida pusilla Benedict, 1902
Munida spinifrons Henderson, 1885
Munida valida Smith, 1883
Munidopsis (Galathodes) tridens A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis platirostris A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis transtridens Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Pachycheles chubutensis Boschi, 1963
Pachycheles greeleyi Rathbun, 1900
Pachycheles laevidactylus Ortmann, 1892Violet suksdorfia
Pachycheles meloi De Azevedo F..., 2017
Pachycheles monilifer Dana, 1852Wormreef porcelain crab
Pachycheles pisoides Heller, 1865
Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859Thickclaw 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
Pisidia brasiliensis Haig, 1968
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig, 1956Eastern tube crab
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
7
20
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