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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Cosmoledo Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
22
41
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
22
41
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cosmoledo Atoll
5 Families width 11 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cosmoledo Atoll
8 Genera with 11 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cosmoledo Atoll
11 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Euchirograpsus polyodous Stebbing, 1921
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Cosmoledo Atoll
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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