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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
218
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
41
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
11 Families width 94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae (Paulson, 1875)Coral gall crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
41 Genera with 94 Species
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Austruca Bott, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1853giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Fungicola Serène, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Manella Rathbun, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1873Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18538SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab11SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma frontalis (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Cryptochirus tri (Fize and Serene, 1955)⇒ Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Euchirograpsus polyodous Stebbing, 1921
Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956
Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
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 grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) ceratophorus Sakai, 1969
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) latipes Borradaile, 1902
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Manella gardineri (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
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 gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock 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 indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Perisesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Pinnotheres shoemakeri Rathbun, 1918
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Sarmatium fryatti (Tesch, 1917)⇒ Neosarmatium rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Sand Bubbler
Sesarma (Chiromantes) bidens (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma impressa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma indiarum (Tweedie, 1940)⇒ Perisesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Sesarma intermedium
Sesarma longipes (Krauss, 1843)⇒ Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma quadratum
Sesarma smithii (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarmoides longipes Krauss, 1843
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Sesarmops intermedium De Han, 1885
Troglocarcinus (Fungicola) utinomi (Fize and Serene, 1955)⇒ Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
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
Uca (Tubuca) arcuata De Haan, 1833
Uca arcuatus
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca tetragonum
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Seychelles
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
20
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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