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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
29
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
29
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicobar Islands
18 Families width 32 Species
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825)Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicobar Islands
26 Genera with 32 Species
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Alpheus Fabricius, 1775pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Daldorfia M. J. Rathbun, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eumunida Smith, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1835Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1902anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Seulocia Galil, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicobar Islands
32 Species
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Daldorfia horrida Linnaeus, 1758Horrid elbow crab
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Eumunida laevimana Gordon, 1930
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Leander semmelinki
Metasesarma obesum Dana, 1851Marble crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887)⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Shore Crab
Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Parasesarma indiarum Tweedie, 1940
Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Parasesarma ungulatum H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Philocheras angustirostris De Man, 1918
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Pontophilus angustirostris (De Man, 1918)⇒ Philocheras angustirostris De Man, 1918
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986Serene's Black Coral Crab
Seulocia truncata Alcock, 1896
Spiralothelphusa wuellerstorfi Heller, 1862
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Nicobar Islands
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
18
26
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eucarida at artfakta.se
Eucarida at biodiversity.org.au
Eucarida at dyntaxa.se
Eucarida at itis.gov
Eucarida at marinespecies.org