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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Panama (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
702
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
701
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
477
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
472
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
434
1242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
250
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
239
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
43
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Panama
10 Families width 152 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs70SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Panama
43 Genera with 152 Species
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Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Clypeasterophilus Campos and G..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtograpsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Glassella Campos & Wic..., 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsus Smith, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Laminapinnixa McDermott, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 194118SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18049SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaxodes Heller, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 19319SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 187010SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab35SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
152 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Aratus pacificus Thiercelin &..., 2014
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases americanum Saussure, 1858Square-back American Marsh Crabs
Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Austinixa aidae Righi, 1967
Austinixa cristata Rathbun, 1900Cristate pea crab
Austinixa patagoniensis Rathbun, 1918
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Clypeasterophilus stebbingi Rathbun, 1918Lance-tipped Darner
Clypeasterophilus ususfructus Griffith, 1987
Cyclograpsus cinereus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851
Dissodactylus primitivus Bouvier, 1917Heart Urchin Pea Crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus malpilensis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893
Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gelasimus rapax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Glyptograpsus impressus Smith, 1870
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus cruentata (Latreille, 1803)⇒ 
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Laminapinnixa faxoni Rathbun, 1918
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Leptuca umbratila (Crane, 1941)⇒ Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Orthotheres strombi Rathbun, 1905Conch pea crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus socius Stimpson, 1871Pacific Mottled Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Bathyal stilt crab
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus isthmia Rathbun, 1897
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Palicus tuberculata Faxon, 1893
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pinnaxodes chilensis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pinnixa affinis Rathbun, 1898
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa faxoni Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa floridana Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa monodactyla Say, 1818Thumbless pea crab
Pinnixa panamensis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pinnixa transversalis H. Milne Edw..., 1842
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Pinnixa transversalis H. Milne Edw..., 1842
Pinnixa valerii Rathbun, 1931
Pinnotheres lithodomi Smith, 1870
Pinnotheres maculatus (Say, 1818)⇒ Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818
Pinnotheres margarita (Smith, 1869)⇒ Tumidotheres margarita Smith, 1869
Pinnotheres shoemakeri Rathbun, 1918
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) angustum (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases angustum Smith, 1870
Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma americanum (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Armases americanum Saussure, 1858
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma occidentale (Smith, 1870)⇒ Armases occidentale Smith, 1870
Sesarma rhizophorae Rathbun, 1906
Sesarma rubinofforum Abele, 1973
Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Tumidotheres margarita Smith, 1869
Tumidotheres orcutti Rathbun, 1918
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Uca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Uca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca intermedia von Prahl & ..., 1985
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca macrodactylus
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Uca umbratila Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Panama
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
20
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
12
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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