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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
75
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
6 Families width 16 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
12 Genera with 16 Species
Afropinnotheres Manning, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Asthenognathus Stimpson, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1881Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
16 Species
Afropinnotheres crosnieri Manning, 1993
Afropinnotheres monodi Manning, 1993
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Macrophthalmus (Paramareotis) holthuisi Serène, 1973
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Morocco
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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