AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
587
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
584
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
393
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
105
388
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
97
353
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
185
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
167
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
29
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bahamas
8 Families width 65 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae (De Haan, 1833)Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bahamas
29 Genera with 65 Species
#ACDEGLMNOPSU
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1891Fiddler crab9SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
65 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Austinixa behreae Manning & Fe..., 1989
Austinixa chacei Wass, 1955Chace pea crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Dissodactylus mellitae Rathbun, 1900Sand-dollar pea crab
Dissodactylus primitivus Bouvier, 1917Heart Urchin Pea Crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gelasimus pugnax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca pugnax Smith, 1870
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Nepinnotheres rathbunae Schmitt, McC..., 1973
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Orthotheres barbatus Desbonne, 1867
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus bahamensis Rathbun, 1897
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pinnotheres barbatus (Desbonne, 1867)⇒ Nepinnotheres rathbunae Schmitt, McC..., 1973
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Leptuca) pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic sand fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Bahamas
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
16
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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