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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
163
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
163
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
144
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
144
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
140
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
93
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
7 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)13SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
19 Genera with 37 Species
Austruca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma obliquifrons Rathbun, 1924
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma obliquifrons (Rathbun, 1924)⇒ Parasesarma obliquifrons Rathbun, 1924
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans pacificensis (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in American Samoa
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
13
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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