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True Crabs Brachyura

Classification

Pleocyemata [suborder]
(438 species)
Brachyura [infraorder] (172)
Aethroidea [superfamily] (1)
Calappoidea [superfamily] (7)
Carpilioidea [superfamily] (1)
Cryptochiroidea [superfamily] (3)
Dorippoidea [superfamily] (1)
Dromioidea [superfamily] (3)
Eriphioidea [superfamily] (2)
Goneplacoidea [superfamily] (2)
Grapsoidea [superfamily] (17)
Homolodromioidea [superfamily] (1)
Leucosioidea [superfamily] (8)
Majoidea [superfamily] (44)
Ocypodoidea [superfamily] (11)
Palicoidea [superfamily] (1)
Partenopoidea [superfamily] (1)
Pilumnoidea [superfamily] (7)
Pinnotheroidea [superfamily] (6)
Portunoidea [superfamily] (20)
Raninoidea [superfamily] (2)
Trapezioidea [superfamily] (1)
Xanthoidea [superfamily] (33)

Classification

Pleocyemata [suborder]
(438 species)
Brachyura [infraorder] (172)
Aethroidea [superfamily] (1)
Calappoidea [superfamily] (7)
Carpilioidea [superfamily] (1)
Cryptochiroidea [superfamily] (3)
Dorippoidea [superfamily] (1)
Dromioidea [superfamily] (3)
Eriphioidea [superfamily] (2)
Goneplacoidea [superfamily] (2)
Grapsoidea [superfamily] (17)
Homolodromioidea [superfamily] (1)
Leucosioidea [superfamily] (8)
Majoidea [superfamily] (44)
Ocypodoidea [superfamily] (11)
Palicoidea [superfamily] (1)
Partenopoidea [superfamily] (1)
Pilumnoidea [superfamily] (7)
Pinnotheroidea [superfamily] (6)
Portunoidea [superfamily] (20)
Raninoidea [superfamily] (2)
Trapezioidea [superfamily] (1)
Xanthoidea [superfamily] (33)

Literature

  • Humann, P. 1992. Reef Creature Identification. New World Publications.
  • WoRMS. WoRMS, World Register of Marine Species. www.marinespecies.org. [link]

Literature references linked to higher taxa