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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boynton Beach
4 Families width 5 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boynton Beach
6 Genera with 5 Species
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Symethis Weber, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boynton Beach
5 Species
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Symethis variolosa Fabricius, 1793Eroded frog crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Boynton Beach
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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