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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Kilifi (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kilifi
4 Families width 7 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kilifi
6 Genera with 7 Species
Austruca Bott, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilifi
7 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Kilifi
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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