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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
183
451
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
181
449
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
239
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
128
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
36
122
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
29
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
9 Families width 49 Species
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)8SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
29 Genera with 49 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
49 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Austinixa aidae Righi, 1967
Austinixa cristata Rathbun, 1900Cristate pea crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cryptochirus corallicola
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus affinis Dana, 1851
Dissodactylus crinitichelis Moreira, 1901Seabiscuit pea crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Goniopsis cruentatus
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemigrapsus crenulatus Milne Edwards, 1837Hairy-handed crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma mulleri (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Sesarma rectum Randall, 1840
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart
Troglocarcinus hirsutus Canario, Bad..., 2014
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca cordata
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
17
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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