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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
82
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
80
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
8 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
19 Genera with 32 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Orcovita Ng & Tomascik, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax magna Ng & Shih, 2014
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Orcovita hicksi Davie & Ng., 2012
Orcovita orchardorum Davie & Ng., 2012
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus natalensis (Ward, 1934)⇒ Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Christmas Island
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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