Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Ascension Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 42
57
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 42
57
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 19
28
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 19
28
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 18
27
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 8
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ascension Parish
8 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Ascension Parish
11 Genera with 11 Species | Actaea De Haan, 1898 | Baneberry | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpoporus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpactocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pinnixa White, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ascension Parish
11 Species | Actaea bifrons Rathbun, 1898 | Areolate rubble crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871 | Narrowfront rubble crab | | Harpactocarcinus americanus ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1928 | | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879 | Shortspine hairy crab | | Pseudomedaeus agassizi A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough rubble crab | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Ascension Parish
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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