Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region America (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 550
3975
18550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 537
3949
18475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 208
1695
9054 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 205
1681
8960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 191
1597
8581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 108
971
3858 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for America
108 Families width 3858 Species and 64 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Camarocarcinidae Feldmann & al., 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Carcineretidae Beurlen, 1930 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Componocancridae Feldmann & S..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conleyidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 1917 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 198 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 2001 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 1959 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 2008 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lyreididae Guinot, 1993 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocheiridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 103 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Orithyiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeocorystidae Lorenthey & ..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Parapinnixidae Števčić, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllotymolinidae Tavares, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 199 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 334 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 321 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 428 | Species | Taxom | | Xenograpsidae Davie, Schub..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in America
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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