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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
40
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
12 Families width 90 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
40 Genera with 90 Species
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Arcotheres Manning, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Holometopus H. Milne Edw..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Indopinnixa Manning & Mo..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19658SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tylodiplax De Man, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab12SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xanthasia White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
90 Species and 2 Subspecies
Arcotheres palaensis Bürger, 1895
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla fenestra
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus urvillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus pharaonis (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Holometopus eulimene De Man, 1898
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyograpsus rhizophorae Barnard, 1955
Indopinnixa bifilia
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode madagascariensis Crosnier, 1965
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Parapalicus elaniticus Holthuis, 1977
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Pinnixa penultipedalis Stimpson, 1858
Pinnotheres dofleini Lenz, 1914
Pinnotheres globosus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudopalicus sexlobatus Kensley, 1969
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma catenatum (Ortmann, 1897)⇒ Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma guttata
Sesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Tylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Xanthasia murigera White, 1846

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Mozambique
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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