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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Bora Bora (Society Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
59
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
59
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
66
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
66
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
45
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bora Bora
4 Families width 10 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bora Bora
8 Genera with 10 Species
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bora Bora
10 Species
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Bora Bora
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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