Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 56
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 56
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 39
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 38
105
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 37
103
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 24
73
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 22
70
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 6
11
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Chagos Archipelago
6 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
11 Genera with 18 Species | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1818 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1790 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
18 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851 | | | Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | | Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783 | Natal lightfoot crab | | Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 | Coral gall crab | | Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | Marble crab | | Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853) | ⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | | Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775 | Alamihi | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851 | Abbreviated Rock Crab | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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