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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
182
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
165
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
125
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
2
3
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 11 Species
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
3 Genera with 11 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 17998SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
11 Species
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Tetralia fulva Serène, 1984
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775
Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869Guard Crab
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia richtersi Galil & Lewi..., 1983
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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