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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Northern Line Islands (Line Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
29
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
29
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Line Islands
5 Families width 7 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Line Islands
7 Genera with 7 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Line Islands
7 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Northern Line Islands
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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