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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
225
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
225
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
150
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
82
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
72
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Guiana
7 Families width 24 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Guiana
16 Genera with 24 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1802Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
24 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus dentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Armored stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in French Guiana
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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