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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Line Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
188
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
188
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
155
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
155
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
153
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
96
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
94
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Line Islands
8 Families width 24 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Line Islands
20 Genera with 24 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Line Islands
24 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Line Islands
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
5
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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