Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 336
1958
6058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 334
1955
6050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 158
1273
4744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 157
1265
4714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 147
1207
4462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 82
706
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 72
634
1845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 15
119
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
15 Families width 358 Species and 3 Subspecies | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Melanesia
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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