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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
58
221
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
45
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
13 Families width 98 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185322SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
45 Genera with 98 Species
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Armases Abele, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Bresedium Serène & Soh, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 0giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18375SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Metopaulias Rathbun, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17753SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18019SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 199410SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tritodynamia Ortmann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmus White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
98 Species and 1 Subspecies
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus sexdentatus gemmellaroi
Bresedium brevipes De Man, 1889
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma gumhumi
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865Sentinel Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) gastrodes Kemp, 1915
Metopaulias depressus Rathbun, 1896
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Nepinnotheres cardii Bürger, 1895
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus loveridgei Chace, 1966
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pinnotheres ascidicola (Hesse, 1872)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres hickmani Guiler, 1950Pea Crabs
Pinnotheres montagui (Leach, 1815)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres pectunculi Hesse, 1872
Pinnotheres pinnotheres (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Pinnotheres psum
Pinnotheres varians (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767
Pinnotheres veterum Bosc, 1801
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Sesarma ayatum Schubart, Re..., 1998
Sesarma bidentatum Benedict, 1892
Sesarma cookei Hartnoll, 1971
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma dolphinum Reimer, Schu..., 1998
Sesarma fossarum Schubart, Re..., 1997
Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Sesarma verleyi Rathbun, 1914
Sesarma windsor Türkay & Die..., 1994
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Tritodynamia atlantica
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides White, 1846

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in British Isles
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
27
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
16
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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