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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
261
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
253
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
223
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
107
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
100
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
24
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
8 Families width 34 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
24 Genera with 34 Species
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Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
34 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894Western pea crab
Pinnixa tubicola Holmes, 1894Tube-dwelling pea crab
Pinnotheres marioni (Gourret, 1887)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sesarma crassipes Cano, 1889
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Portugal
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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