Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 54
124
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 31
76
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 28
71
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 8
18
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
8 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Ghana
18 Genera with 24 Species | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenognathus Stimpson, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Detocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metagrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Troglocarcinus Verrill, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1835 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
24 Species | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | | Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Detocarcinus balssi Monod, 1956 | | | Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803 | Mangrove crab | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Metagrapsus curvatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Palicus caronii Roux, 1828 | | | Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894 | | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) africanum (Ortmann, 1894) | ⇒ Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894 | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) elegans (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Armases elegans Herklots, 1851 | | Troglocarcinus balssi (Monod, 1956) | ⇒ Detocarcinus balssi Monod, 1956 | | Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Lilac Fiddler Crab |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Ghana
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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