Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 181
528
917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 180
527
916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 91
312
620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 90
307
607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 85
294
583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 45
179
294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Baja California
45 Families width 294 Species #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 25 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Baja California
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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