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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
330
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
296
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
56
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean
13 Families width 100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18537SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)8SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean
56 Genera with 100 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUV
Austruca Bott, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Buergeres Ng & Manning, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Cleistotoma
0SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eneosesarma Brösing, Spi..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Ostracotheres H. Milne Edw..., 18303SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Serenella Manning & Ho..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Trichobezoares1SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Buergeres tenuipes Bürger, 1895
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Eneosesarma azizi Brösing, Sp..., 2014
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Euchirograpsus timorensis Türkay, 1975
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Gelasimus excisus Nobili, 1906Eastern Calling Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus granulosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) japonicus De Haan, 1835
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Nanosesarma jousseaumei Nobili, 1906
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Nepinnotheres pectinicola Bürger, 1895
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode aegyptiaca (Gerstaecker, 1856)⇒ Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Ostracotheres affinis H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Ostracotheres cynthiae Nobili, 1905
Ostracotheres tridacnae Rüppell, 1830
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus natalensis (Ward, 1934)⇒ Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Paracleistostoma leachii Audouin, 1826
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Pinnotheres boninensis Stimpson, 1858
Pinnotheres borradailei Nobili, 1905
Pinnotheres coutierei Nobili, 1905
Pinnotheres lutescens Nobili, 1905
Pinnotheres maindroni Nobili, 1905
Pinnotheres pilumnoides Nobili, 1905
Pinnotheres rouxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Waldotheres mccainae Schmitt, 1973
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Sesarma sigillata (Tweedie, 1950)⇒ Parasesarma sigillatum Tweedie, 1950
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Trichobezoares pilumnoides Nobili, 1906
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca alcocki
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
31
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
17
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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