Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Beaufort Inlet (Carteret County, North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 36
50
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 36
50
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 25
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 25
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 22
28
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 14
19
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Beaufort Inlet
14 Families width 24 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Beaufort Inlet
19 Genera with 24 Species | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1817 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iliacantha Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1976 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylambrus Stimpson, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocionops Desmarest, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Beaufort Inlet
24 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | Dwarf crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860 | | | Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871 | Longfinger purse crab | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976 | Coarsehand lady crab | | Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897 | Say's Pilumnus | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Sawtooth elbow crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791 | Furcate spider crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Beaufort Inlet
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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