Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region California (West USA, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 255
733
1399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 254
732
1392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 91
251
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 90
246
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 84
235
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 45
128
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for California
38 Families width 214 Species #CDEGHILMOPRSTVXZ
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Carcineretidae Beurlen, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in 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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