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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
274
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
273
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
185
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
116
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
109
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
29
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zanzibar Archipelago
10 Families width 48 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
29 Genera with 48 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Perisesarma De Man, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmops Serène & Soh, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
48 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler 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
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Geograpsus grayi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus longitarsis Dana, 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus oceanicus Hombron & Ja..., 1846Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
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 guttatum A Milne-Edwards, 1869
Parasesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf, 1869
Percnon abbreviatum Dana, 1851Abbreviated Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Perisesarma bidens De Haan, 1835Red-clawed crab
Pinnotheres obesus Dana, 1852
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Sarmatium crassum Dana, 1851
Sesarma (Holometopus) eulimene (De Man, 1895)⇒ Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897
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
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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