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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
375
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
120
375
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
307
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
307
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
287
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
166
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
150
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
29
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Réunion
9 Families width 46 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Réunion
29 Genera with 46 Species
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Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Karstarma Davie & Ng, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19252SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1837Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xynomaia Kropp, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
46 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Euchirograpsus madagascariensis Türkay, 1978
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Fizesereneia heimi Fize & Serene, 1956
Gelasimus inversus (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Karstarma vulcan Poupin, Cres..., 2018
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi 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
Opecarcinus aurantius Kropp, 1989
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Rathbun, 1907Polynesian grapsid crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma lenzii De Man, 1894
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Réunion
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
7
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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