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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Alameda County (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
68
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
68
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alameda County
9 Families width 15 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alameda County
13 Genera with 15 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ranina Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Scleroplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alameda County
15 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Ranina ranina Linnaeus, 1758Kona Crab
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Scleroplax granulata Rathbun, 1894Burrow pea crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Alameda County
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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