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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
297
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
186
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
43
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
14 Families width 77 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185116SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20231SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
43 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRSTU
Abyssotheres Manning & Galil, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Arcotheres Manning, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1892Sand bubbler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1853Tree-climbing crab1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geosesarma De Man, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18394SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neoxenophthalmus Serène & Umali, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 19552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1919Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tetrias Rathbun, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Trichobezoares1SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1920Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
77 Species
Abyssotheres abyssicola Alcock & And..., 1899
Arcotheres shahi Trivedi, Cam..., 2018
Arcotheres sinensis Shen, 1932
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Baruna socialis Stebbing, 1904
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Clistocoeloma lanatum Alcock, 1900
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Dotilla intermedia De Man, 1888
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Dotilla wichmanni De Man, 1892
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geosesarma starmuhlneri Pretzmann, 1984
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Labuanium finni Alcock, 1900
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Nanosesarma andersoni De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Neoxenophthalmus obscurus Henderson, 1893
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost 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 kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Parasesarma ungulatum H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pinnotheres purpureus Alcock, 1900
Pinnotheres sanguinolariae Pillai, 1951
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955
Pseudopalicus investigatoris Alcock, 1900
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Rectopalicus woodmasoni Alcock, 1900
Scopimera pilula Kemp, 1919
Scopimera proxima Kemp, 1919
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma fascicularis
Tetrias fischerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Trichobezoares villosissimus Doflein, 1904
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in South India
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
24
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
14
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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