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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
182
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
165
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
40
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
10 Families width 107 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs31SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185130SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae (De Haan, 1833)Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
40 Genera with 107 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Chiromantes Gistel, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17838SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18307SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Nanosesarma Tweedie, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18036SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 185311SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab14SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Voeltzkowia Lenz, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
107 Species and 4 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897Marsh crab
Chiromantes ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gelasimus excisus Nobili, 1906Eastern Calling Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
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 huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus strigosus (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Helice leachii (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii (Audouin & Sa..., 1825)⇒ Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) consobrinus Nobili, 1906
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) milloti Crosnier, 1965
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nanosesarma minutum De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012East African red mangrove crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
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
Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parasesarma bidens De Haan, 1835
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Parasesarma erythodactylum Hess, 1865
Parasesarma guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
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 guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Pinnotheres obesus Dana, 1852
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes cyaneus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Planes major MacLeay, 1838
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Selatium elongatus A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
Sesarma africana (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Grapsus huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma elongatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Selatium elongatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma erythodactyla (Hess, 1865)⇒ Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma erythrodactylum Hess, 1865
Sesarma frontale (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma guttatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869)⇒ Perisesarma guttatum A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Sesarma impressum H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Sesarma meinerti (Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Sesarma ortmanni Crosnier, 1965
Sesarma smithii (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Neosarmatium smithi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Shore Crab
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Voeltzkowia zanzibarensis (Lenz, 1905)⇒ Gandoa zanzibarensis Lenz, 1905

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Tanzania
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
25
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
11
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org