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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
46
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
36
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridge
11 Families width 15 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridge
14 Genera with 15 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cretacoranina Mertin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Distefania Checchia-Ris..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Etyus Mantell, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eucorystes Bell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Glaessnerella1SpeciesTaxom
Latheticocarcinus Bishop, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinus Bell, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Notopocorystes M´Coy, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge
15 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cretacoranina trechmanni Withers, 1927
Distefania transiens Wright & Col..., 1972
Etyus martini Mantell, 1844
Eucorystes carteri F. McCoy, 1854
Glaessnerella decipiens Wright & Col..., 1972
Latheticocarcinus brightoni Wright & Col..., 1972
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Necrocarcinus labeschei Eudes-deslon..., 1835
Necrocarcinus tricarinatus Bell, 1863
Notopocorystes stokesii Mantell, 1844
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cambridge
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
3
3
Family
Genera
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