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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Ivory Coast (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
126
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
66
125
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
95
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
95
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
90
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
66
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
59
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ivory Coast
7 Families width 16 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ivory Coast
13 Genera with 16 Species
Afropinnotheres Manning, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Alainotheres Manning, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17651SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Viridotheres Manning, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ivory Coast
16 Species
Afropinnotheres larissae Machkevskiy, 1992
Alainotheres leloeuffi Crosnier, 1969
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Nepinnotheres africanus Manning, 1993
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883
Viridotheres lillyae Manning, 1993

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Ivory Coast
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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