Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 16
126
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
16 Families width 425 Species and 6 Subspecies | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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