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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
243
971
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
241
969
2158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
627
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
621
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
594
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
360
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
332
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
13 Families width 158 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 185139SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs35SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae (Stimpson, 1858)2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185310SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
73 Genera with 158 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Clypeasterophilus Campos and G..., 19183SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1853Tree-climbing crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Holotheres Ng & Manning, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Karstarma Davie & Ng, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Laminapinnixa McDermott, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Leipocten Kemp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18394SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Pelycomaia Kropp, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaxodes Heller, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1917Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Serenotheres Ahyong & Ng, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tunicotheres Campos, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1891Fiddler crab10SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Xanthasia White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
158 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases angustipes Dana, 1852
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Austinixa cristata Rathbun, 1900Cristate pea crab
Austinixa gorei Manning & Fe..., 1989Gore pea crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Baruna socialis Stebbing, 1904
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Clistocoeloma merguiensis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Clypeasterophilus juvenilis Bouvier, 1917
Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Clypeasterophilus stebbingi Rathbun, 1918Lance-tipped Darner
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Cryptochirus corallicola
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Dissodactylus latus Griffith, 1987
Dissodactylus mellitae Rathbun, 1900Sand-dollar pea crab
Episesarma lafondi Jacquinot & ..., 1853
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Fabia hemphilli Rathbun, 1918
Fabia tellinae Cobb, 1973
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Geosesarma maculatum De Man, 1892
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Holotheres halingi Hamel, Ng & ..., 1999
Karstarma ultrapes Ng, Guinot &..., 1994
Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Labuanium papuomalesiacum Nobili, 1899
Labuanium trapezoideum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Laminapinnixa miamiensis McDermott, 2014
Leipocten sordidulum (Kemp, 1915)⇒ Baruna socialis Stebbing, 1904
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) definitus Adams & White, 1849
Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Apple crab
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Neosarmatium fourmanoiri Serène, 1973
Neosarmatium integrum A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Neosarmatium laeve A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neosarmatium trispinosum Davie, 1994
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
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 kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Orthotheres strombi Rathbun, 1905Conch pea crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Stimpson, 1858
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Bathyal stilt crab
Palicus dentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Armored stilt crab
Palicus floridanus Rathbun, 1918Lance-tipped Darner
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parapinnixa bouvieri Rathbun, 1918
Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma lividum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Parasesarma moluccensis De Man, 1892
Pelycomaia minuta Edmondson, 1933
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Perisesarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Perisesarma lividum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Perisesarma semperi Bürger, 1893
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pinnaxodes chilensis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa cylindrica Say, 1818
Pinnixa floridana Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa pearsei Wass, 1955Sintenis' milkvine
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Pinnixa transversalis H. Milne Edw..., 1842
Pinnotheres halingi (Hamel, Ng & ..., 1999)⇒ Holotheres halingi Hamel, Ng & ..., 1999
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Scopimera kochi Roux, 1917
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Selatium elongatus A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Serenotheres janus Ng & Meyer, 2016
Sesarma (Holometopus) miersii (M. J. Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases miersii Rathbun, 1897
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Sesarma fasciatum (Lanchester, 1900)⇒ Perisesarma fasciatum Lanchester, 1900
Sesarma gracilipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1854)⇒ Labuanium gracilipes H. Milne Edw..., 1854
Sesarma maculata De Man, 1892
Sesarma maculatum (De Man, 1892)⇒ Geosesarma maculatum De Man, 1892
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Tunicotheres moseri Rathbun, 1918Ascidian pea crab
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Xanthasia murigera White, 1846

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
35
73
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
17
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
16
27
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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