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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Austral Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
49
90
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
49
90
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
70
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
70
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
68
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
30
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Austral Islands
6 Families width 11 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Austral Islands
11 Genera with 11 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austral Islands
11 Species
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Austral Islands
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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