Checklist for Subsection Heterotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
182
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 35
165
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
125
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
25 Families width 253 Species and 3 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPTX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 55 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Heterotremata with occurrences in Tanzania | Superfamily | Aethroidea
Dana, 1851
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
3
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Carpilioidea
Ortmann, 1893
| 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dairoidea
Serène, 1965
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 1
3
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 4
5
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Hymenosomatoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 1
2
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Leucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
| 1
12
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
21
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Parthenopoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 1
6
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Pilumnoidea
Samouelle, 1819
| 1
8
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 1
16
47 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Potamoidea
Ortmann, 1896
| 2
6
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
| 2
3
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs | 2
35
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Heterotremata at artfakta.se
Heterotremata at marinespecies.org
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