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Checklist for Family Plagusiidae Dana, 1851
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
33
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
2 Genera with 4 Species
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
4 Species
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790

Subnodes of Plagusiidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyPercninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlagusiinae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Plagusiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Plagusiidae at gbif.org
Plagusiidae at irmng.org
Plagusiidae at itis.gov
Plagusiidae at marinespecies.org