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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
53
87
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
53
87
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
31
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eritrea
6 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eritrea
10 Genera with 20 Species
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ostracotheres H. Milne Edw..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus smithii (Kingsley, 1880)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Ostracotheres tridacnae Rüppell, 1830
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Eritrea
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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