Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 109
351
740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 109
351
740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 90
316
704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 90
316
704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 86
305
692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 46
142
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 40
126
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 13
31
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vanuatu
13 Families width 45 Species | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Vanuatu
31 Genera with 45 Species #ACEGHIMNOPSTU
| Austruca Bott, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chiromantes Gistel, 1848 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epigrapsus Heller, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eriocheir De Haan, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1801 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyris Latreille, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepinnotheres Manning, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1846 | Ghost Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrias Rathbun, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 0 | Fiddler crab | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vanuatu
45 Species | Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Clistocoeloma melanesicum B.Y.Lee, N.K..., 2013 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010 | Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab | | Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920 | | | Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851 | | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888 | | | Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851 | | | Grapsus pictus (Lamarck, 1801) | ⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 | Coral gall crab | | Ilyoplax integra Tesch, 1918 | | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858 | Kauila | | Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | Apple crab | | Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | Marble crab | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Mictyris brevidactylus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | Horn-eyed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | Smooth-handed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846 | Pallid ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888 | | | Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847 | Scarlet Fiddler Crab | | Parapalicus armatus Castro, 2000 | | | Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869 | | | Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965 | Shore Crab | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Pinnotheres obesus Dana, 1852 | | | Plagusia speciosa Dana, 1851 | | | Pseudopalicus pictus Castro, 2000 | | | Pseudopalicus undulatus Castro, 2000 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) aubryi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1869) | ⇒ Metasesarma aubryi A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | Sesarma obesum (Dana, 1851) | ⇒ Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851 | | Sesarma quadratum | | | Sesarmops impressus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Shore Crab | | Tetrias fischerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Tubuca polita Crane, 1975 | | | Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920 | | | Uca pulchella | |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Vanuatu
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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