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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
153
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
74
153
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
67
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
64
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aldabra Atoll
6 Families width 23 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aldabra Atoll
14 Genera with 23 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1790Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Atoll
23 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Sesarma intermedium
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org