Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Antigua (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 31
44
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 31
44
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 26
38
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 26
38
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 26
38
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
17
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Antigua
10 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893) | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Antigua
17 Genera with 18 Species | Aratus Milne Edwards, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ucides Rathbun, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Antigua
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Mangrove Crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871 | Crevice sculling crab | | Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Homolodromia monstrosa Martin, Chri..., 2001 | | | Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817 | | | Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw decorator crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801) | ⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | | Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875) | ⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Necronectes summus Collins & Do..., 1995 | | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus herbstii crassa | | | Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | Swamp ghost crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Antigua
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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