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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
92
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
9 Families width 27 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
19 Genera with 27 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1835Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Selatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthasia White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
27 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Nepinnotheres villosulus Guérin, 1831
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 kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Palicus whitei Miers, 1879
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma messa Campbell, 1967
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Selatium brockii De Man, 1887
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Xanthasia murigera White, 1846

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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