Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 360
1365
3514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 353
1349
3488 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 141
518
1316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 139
508
1283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 125
460
1192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 73
259
526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for British Isles
73 Families width 526 Species and 6 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 2012 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 1959 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 2009 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Orithyiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopidae von Meyer, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in British Isles
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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