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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
170
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
32
120
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
116
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
36
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caroline Islands
8 Families width 57 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caroline Islands
36 Genera with 57 Species
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Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dacryomaia Kropp, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Fungicola Serène, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hiroia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19563SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19893SpeciesTaxom
Ostracotheres H. Milne Edw..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomaia Kropp, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xanthasia White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caroline Islands
57 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Dacryomaia edmonsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Dacryomaia japonica Takeda & Tamura, 1981
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Fizesereneia heimi Fize & Serene, 1956
Fizesereneia ishikawai Takeda & Tamura, 1980
Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Hiroia krempfi Fize & Serene, 1956
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Lithoscaptus helleri Fize & Serene, 1957
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Neotroglocarcinus hongkongensis Shen, 1936Hong Kong Coral Gall Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Opecarcinus aurantius Kropp, 1989
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Opecarcinus peliops Kropp, 1989
Ostracotheres spondyli Nobili, 1905
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pinnotheres obesus Dana, 1852
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pseudocryptochirus viridis Hiro, 1938Brilliant Coral Gall Crab
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Sesarma carolinensis Rathbun, 1907
Sphenomaia pyriformis Edmondson, 1933
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xanthasia murigera White, 1846

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Caroline Islands
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
12
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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