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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
170
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
163
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
52
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palau
10 Families width 102 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185123SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palau
52 Genera with 102 Species
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Arcotheres Manning, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dacryomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Fungicola Serène, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hiroia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19566SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1894Ghost Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaxodes Heller, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohapalocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab6SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Xanthasia White, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Xynomaia Kropp, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
102 Species
Arcotheres latus Bürger, 1895
Arcotheres palaensis Bürger, 1895
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Clistocoeloma balansae A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Dacryomaia edmonsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Fizesereneia latisella Kropp, 1994
Fizesereneia stimpsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Fungicola fagei Fize & Serene, 1956
Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956
Fungicola utinomii Fize & Serene, 1956
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geosesarma araneum Nobili, 1900
Geosesarma faustum Ng, 2017
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Hiroia krempfi Fize & Serene, 1956
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Lithoscaptus grandis Takeda & Tamura, 1983
Lithoscaptus helleri Fize & Serene, 1957
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Lithoscaptus pardalotus Kropp, 1995
Lithoscaptus prionotus Kropp, 1994
Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) milloti Crosnier, 1965
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) definitus Adams & White, 1849
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Neotroglocarcinus hongkongensis Shen, 1936Hong Kong Coral Gall Crab
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 pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode pygoides (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Opecarcinus pholeter Kropp, 1989
Orthotheres glaber Bürger, 1895
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma calypso De Man, 1895
Parasesarma onychophorum De Man, 1895
Parasesarma palauense Takeda, 1971
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pseudocryptochirus viridis Hiro, 1938Brilliant Coral Gall Crab
Pseudohapalocarcinus ransoni Fize & Serene, 1956Splendid Clubtail
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium brocki De Man, 1887
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma onychophorum De Man, 1895
Sesarma penangensis Tweedie, 1940
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Xanthasia murigera White, 1846
Xynomaia boissoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Xynomaia sheni Fize & Serene, 1956

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Palau
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
13
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
25
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
10
32
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