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Checklist for Family Plagusiidae Dana, 1851
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
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
40
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
25
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
2 Genera with 6 Species
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab

Subnodes of Plagusiidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyPercninae
1
3
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