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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
528
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
180
527
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
312
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
307
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
294
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
179
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
168
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
37
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
10 Families width 66 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20231SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
37 Genera with 66 Species
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Armases Abele, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Austinotheres E. Campos, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Calyptraeotheres E.Campos, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Juxtafabia E. Campos, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1860Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaxodes Heller, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 189410SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Raytheres Campos, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Scleroplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Tetragrapsus Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tetrias Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
66 Species
Armases magdalenense Rathbun, 1918
Austinixa felipensis Glassell, 1935
Austinotheres angelicus Lockington, 1877
Calyptraeotheres granti Glassell, 1933
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cyclograpsus escondidensis Rathbun, 1933
Dissodactylus lockingtoni Glassell, 1935
Dissodactylus nitidus Smith, 1870
Dissodactylus xantusi Glassell, 1936
Fabia concharum Rathbun, 1894Smooth mussel crab
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Juxtafabia muliniarum Rathbun, 1918
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Opisthopus transversus Rathbun, 1893Mottled pea crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Palicus zonatus Rathbun, 1894
Parapinnixa nitida Lockington, 1876
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pinnaxodes gigas Green, 1992Goldie's woodfern
Pinnixa (Tubicola) longipes Lockington, 1876Longleg pea crab
Pinnixa abbotti Glassell, 1935
Pinnixa barnharti Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa franciscana Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa fusca Glassell, 1935
Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894Western pea crab
Pinnixa pembertoni Glassell, 1935
Pinnixa tomentosa Lockington, 1877Oregon checkerbloom
Pinnixa transversalis H. Milne Edw..., 1842
Pinnixa tubicola Holmes, 1894Tube-dwelling pea crab
Pinnotheres jamesi Rathbun, 1923
Pinnotheres lithodomi Smith, 1870
Pinnotheres pichilinquei Rathbun, 1923
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Raytheres clavapedatus Glassell, 1935
Scleroplax granulata Rathbun, 1894Burrow pea crab
Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870
Tetragrapsus jouyi Rathbun, 1894
Tetrias scabripes Rathbun, 1898
Tumidotheres margarita Smith, 1869
Tumidotheres orcutti Rathbun, 1918
Uca monilifera Rathbun, 1914
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Baja California
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
14
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
2
16
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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