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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
46
346
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
3
10
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
3 Families width 48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200414SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polynesia
10 Genera with 48 Species
Calocarcinus Calman, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Hexagonalia Galil, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Jonesius Sankarankutty, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Maldivia Borradaile, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 198811SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 184225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Calocarcinus africanus Calman, 1909
Calocarcinus habei Takeda, 1980
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Hexagonalia laboutei Galil, 1997
Jonesius triunguiculatus (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Maldivia triunguiculata (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Quadrella boopsis Alcock, 1898Hairy Coral Crab
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986Serene's Black Coral Crab
Tetralia brunalineata Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia cavimana Heller, 1861Reef Crab
Tetralia cinctipes Paulson, 1875Tetralia Cinctipes
Tetralia fulva Serène, 1984
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia heterodactyla (Heller, 1861)⇒ Tetraloides heterodactyla Heller, 1861
Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetralia nigrolineata Serène & Pham, 1957Acropora Crab
Tetralia ocucaerulea Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetralia vanninii (Galil & Clark, 1988)⇒ Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetraloides heterodactyla Heller, 1861
Tetraloides heterodactylus Heller, 1861
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata laevis
Trapezia bella Dana, 1852
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia corallina Gerstaecker, 1856
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia dentifrons (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775
Trapezia ferruginea areolata
Trapezia flavopunctata Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Yellow-spotted guard crab
Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869Guard Crab
Trapezia globosa Castro, 1997
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia intermedia Miers, 1886Common guard crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia punctimanus Odinetz, 1984
Trapezia punctipes (Castro, 1997)⇒ Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata guttata
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia speciosa Dana, 1852Coral Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in Polynesia
FamilyDomeciidae
Ortmann, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
6
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Trapezioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Trapezioidea at marinespecies.org