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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
254
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
107
254
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
180
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
180
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
175
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
81
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
76
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tonga
6 Families width 35 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tonga
19 Genera with 35 Species
Austruca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Labuanium Serène and Soh, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Micropalicus
0SpeciesTaxom
Miropalicus Castro, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Stelgistra Ng & Liu, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
35 Species
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus cultrimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Miropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
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 pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pleated rock crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parapalicus clinodentatus Castro, 2000
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Pseudograpsus elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Sesarma (Episesarma) rotundata Hess, 1865
Sesarma rotundatum (Hess, 1865)⇒ Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865
Stelgistra stormi De Man, 1895
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Tonga
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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