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Checklist for Family Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Coral crabs)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
315
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
3
7
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
5
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 25 Species
Calocarcinus Calman, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomerides Rathbun, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 197114SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
25 Species
Calocarcinus africanus Calman, 1909
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Quadrella boopsis Alcock, 1898Hairy Coral Crab
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella lewinsohni (Galil, 1986)⇒ Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
Quadrella reticulata Alcock, 1898
Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986Serene's Black Coral Crab
Sphenomerides trapezioides Wood-Mason, 1891
Sphenomerides trapezoides Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869Guard Crab
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia reticulata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab
Trapezia wardi (Serène, 1971)⇒ Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842

Subnodes of Trapeziidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyCalocarcininae
Števčić, 2005
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyQuadrellinae
?tev?i?, 2005
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrapeziinae
Miers, 1886
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Trapeziidae at biodiversity.org.au
Trapeziidae at gbif.org
Trapeziidae at irmng.org
Trapeziidae at itis.gov
Trapeziidae at marinespecies.org