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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
99
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
68
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
63
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
9 Families width 28 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
19 Genera with 28 Species
Arcotheres Manning, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1895
Tree-climbing crab0SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1852Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1919Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
28 Species
Arcotheres shahi Trivedi, Cam..., 2018
Arcotheres sinensis Shen, 1932
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Baruna socialis Stebbing, 1904
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Dotilla intermedia De Man, 1888
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Guinusia dentipes De Haan, 1835
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanosesarma andersoni De Man, 1888
Nanosesarma batavicum Moreira, 1903
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
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 macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Scopimera pilula Kemp, 1919
Sesarma fascicularis
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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