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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
187
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
186
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
171
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
116
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
104
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
25
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
9 Families width 49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
25 Genera with 49 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab6SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus fourmanoiri Crosnier, 1965
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
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 jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965Shore Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Utica barbimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Somalia
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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