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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
168
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
150
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
32
65
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
56
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
9 Families width 29 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae (De Haan, 1833)Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838)Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
17 Genera with 29 Species
Armases Abele, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Clypeasterophilus Campos and G..., 19172SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 05SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1804Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
29 Species
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Clypeasterophilus juvenilis Bouvier, 1917
Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Dissodactylus rugatus (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus depressus Rathbun, 1897
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma americana de Saussure, 1857
Sesarma americanum (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Armases americanum Saussure, 1858
Sesarma roberti (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma robertii
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Dominica
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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