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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
206
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
135
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
133
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
33
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
11 Families width 61 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185115SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
33 Genera with 61 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Heterograpsus Lucas, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohapalocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1873Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
61 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Clistocoeloma suvaense Edmondson, 1951
Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus cultrimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus neocultrimanus Bott, 1973
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Heterograpsus elongatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metasesarma rousseauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus striatus
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
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
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma calypso De Man, 1895
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohapalocarcinus ransoni Fize & Serene, 1956Splendid Clubtail
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Sand Bubbler
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma oceanica (De Man, 1889)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Sesarma villosum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Clistocoeloma villosum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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