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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
117
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
112
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
53
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
47
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea-Bissau
4 Families width 12 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea-Bissau
9 Genera with 12 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 01SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea-Bissau
12 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835)⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Sarmatium curvatum
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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