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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
288
1145
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
285
1141
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
589
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
116
584
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
551
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
317
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
281
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
45
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
14 Families width 108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pinnotheridae (De Haan, 1833)Commensal Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs37SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185111SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
45 Genera with 108 Species
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Arcotheres Manning, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Clistocoeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Holotheres Ng & Manning, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18584SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18315SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1917Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmoides Serène & Soh, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 185211SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1865Fiddler crab11SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arcotheres similis Bürger, 1895
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Baruna trigranulum Dai & Song, 1986
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Clistocoeloma merguiense De Man, 1888
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Holotheres danielae Ahyong, 2010
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Leptograpsodes octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Burrowing Shore Crab
Leptograpsus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Large Shore Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) darwinensis Barnes, 1971
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Stimpson, 1858
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Mictyris occidentalis Unno, 2008
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Neosarmatium australiense De Man, 1887
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Nepinnotheres villosulus Guérin, 1831
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode convexa Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Golden ghost crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode nobili
Ocypode nobilii De Man, 1902
Ocypode pygoides (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Parasesarma darwinense Campbell, 1967
Parasesarma hartogi Davie & Pabriks, 2010
Parasesarma holthuisi Davie, 2010
Parasesarma moluccense De Man, 1892
Parasesarma moluccensis De Man, 1892
Parasesarma semperi Bürger, 1893
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma holthuisi Davie, 2010
Pinnotheres edwardsi De Man, 1887
Pinnotheres hickmani Guiler, 1950Pea Crabs
Pinnotheres latipes Jacquinot, 1846
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Pinnotheres villosulus (Guérin, 1831)⇒ Nepinnotheres villosulus Guérin, 1831
Plagusia capensis
Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudopalicus macromeles Castro, 2000
Sarmatium germaini A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Sand Bubbler
Scopimera kochi Roux, 1917
Sesarma obtusifrons (Dana, 1851)⇒ Chiromantes obtusifrons Dana, 1851
Sesarmoides borneensis Tweedie, 1950
Tubuca capricornis Crane, 1975
Tubuca demani Ortmann, 1897Demanding Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca flammula Crane, 1975
Tubuca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca dampieri Crane, 1975
Uca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Uca flammula Crane, 1975
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca longidigita Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Uca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca signata Hess, 1865
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab
Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in West Australia
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
23
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
16
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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