Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Accomack County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 55
81
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 55
81
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 27
41
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 26
38
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 24
36
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
17
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Accomack County
10 Families width 23 Species | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Accomack County
17 Genera with 23 Species | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaops Rathbun, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Accomack County
23 Species | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879 | Red Crab | | Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869 | Flat mud crab | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Mud Fiddler Crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869 | | Pinnixa retinens M. J. Rathbun, 1918 | | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab | | Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817 | Heavy marsh crab | | Zaops ostreus Say, 1817 | Oyster crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Accomack County
Links, sources and further information Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Brachyura at dyntaxa.se
Brachyura at gbif.org
Brachyura at itis.gov
Brachyura at marinespecies.org
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