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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
793
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
232
793
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
496
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
491
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
454
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
257
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
239
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
40
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombia
10 Families width 136 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs60SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombia
40 Genera with 136 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Clypeasterophilus Campos and G..., 19183SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsus Smith, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Laminapinnixa McDermott, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 190014SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Raytheres Campos, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Scleroplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19068SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab31SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
136 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Austinixa cristata Rathbun, 1900Cristate pea crab
Austinixa hardyi Heard & Manning, 1997
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Clypeasterophilus juvenilis Bouvier, 1917
Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Clypeasterophilus stebbingi Rathbun, 1918Lance-tipped Darner
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Dissodactylus crinitichelis Moreira, 1901Seabiscuit pea crab
Dissodactylus nitidus Smith, 1870
Dissodactylus rugatus (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Dissodactylus stebbingi (Rathbun, 1918)⇒ Clypeasterophilus stebbingi Rathbun, 1918
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014
Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gelasimus panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Gelasimus stylifera (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Glyptograpsus impressus Smith, 1870
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Laminapinnixa vanderhorsti Rathbun, 1922
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Opisthopus transversus Rathbun, 1893Mottled pea crab
Orthotheres serrei Rathbun, 1909
Orthotheres strombi Rathbun, 1905Conch pea crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918
Parapinnixa magdalenensis Werding & Mü..., 1990
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pinnixa cylindrica Say, 1818
Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894Gaper pea crab
Pinnixa vanderhorsti Rathbun, 1922
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Raytheres clavapedatus Glassell, 1935
Scleroplax granulata Rathbun, 1894Burrow pea crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) angustum (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma occidentale (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Uca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca intermedia von Prahl & ..., 1985
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Uca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Colombia
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
19
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
10
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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