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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
150
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
144
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
32
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
9 Families width 116 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs62SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20231SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
32 Genera with 116 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Austinotheres E. Campos, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Clypeasterophilus Campos and G..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Glassella Campos & Wic..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Juxtafabia E. Campos, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 194117SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Plagiusia
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Tetrias Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab30SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
116 Species
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Austinixa felipensis Glassell, 1935
Austinotheres angelicus Lockington, 1877
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Clypeasterophilus ususfructus Griffith, 1987
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Dissodactylus usufructus
Dissodactylus ususfructus (Griffith, 1987)⇒ Clypeasterophilus ususfructus Griffith, 1987
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Glassella costaricana Wicksten, 1982
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Johngarthia cocoensis Perger, Varg..., 2011
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Juxtafabia muliniarum Rathbun, 1918
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca limicola Crane, 1941
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Leptuca umbratila (Crane, 1941)⇒ Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Minuca osa Landstorfer ..., 2010
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode gaudichaudi H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus tuberculata Faxon, 1893
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pinnixa barnharti Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa costaricana (Wicksten, 1982)⇒ Glassella costaricana Wicksten, 1982
Pinnixa richardsoni Glassell, 1936
Pinnixa valdiviensis Rathbun, 1907
Pinnixa valerii Rathbun, 1931
Pinnotheres angelicus (Lockington, 1877)⇒ Austinotheres angelicus Lockington, 1877
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Sesarma (Holometopus) dehaani (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma biolleyi (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma crassipes Cano, 1889
Sesarma occidentale (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906
Sesarma rubinofforum Abele, 1973
Tetrias scabripes Rathbun, 1898
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Tumidotheres orcutti Rathbun, 1918
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca limicola Crane, 1941
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Uca osa Landstorfer ..., 2010
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Uca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Uca umbratila Crane, 1941
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
64
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
2
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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