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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
178
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
166
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
29
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
9 Families width 73 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs39SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20231SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
27 Genera with 73 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1843Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tetrias Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1968Fiddler crab22SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
73 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Dissodactylus xantusi Glassell, 1936
Fabia concharum Rathbun, 1894Smooth mussel crab
Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus penicilliger (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca helleri Rathbun, 1902
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus velerae Garth, 1939
Parapinnixa glasselli Garth, 1939
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pinnixa darwini Garth, 1960
Pinnixa transversalis H. Milne Edw..., 1842
Pinnixa valerii Rathbun, 1931
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus setosus Fabricius, 1798
Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906
Tetrias scabripes Rathbun, 1898
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 dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca guayaquilensis (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca helleri Rathbun, 1902Fiddler crab
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Ecuador
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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