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Checklist for Family Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
58
221
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
45
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
6 Genera with 10 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tritodynamia Ortmann, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
10 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865Sentinel Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) gastrodes Kemp, 1915
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Tritodynamia atlantica

Subnodes of Macrophthalmidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyMacrophthalminae
Dana, 1851
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTritodynamiinae
Štev& 269;i& 263;, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Macrophthalmidae at biodiversity.org.au
Macrophthalmidae at gbif.org
Macrophthalmidae at irmng.org
Macrophthalmidae at marinespecies.org