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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
80
190
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
80
190
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
166
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
161
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
159
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
95
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
86
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marquesas Islands
8 Families width 26 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marquesas Islands
18 Genera with 26 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotherelia H. Milne Edw..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marquesas Islands
26 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
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
Pinnotherelia laevigata H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudopalicus pictus Castro, 2000
Ptychognathus crassimanus Finnegan, 1931
Ptychognathus polleni De Man, 1895
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Marquesas Islands
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
10
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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