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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Duke of York Islands (East New Britain, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
16
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
16
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Duke of York Islands
5 Families width 10 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838)Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Duke of York Islands
8 Genera with 10 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Duke of York Islands
10 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Duke of York Islands
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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