Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cape Point (Cape Peninsula)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
222
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
222
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 55
131
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 54
129
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 48
115
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 26
76
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape Point
26 Families width 109 Species #LCPIXGMDHEOR
| Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cape Point
76 Genera with 109 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTU
| Acanthilia Galil, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aepinus Rathbun, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allactaea Williams, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batodaeus Vázquez-Bade..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachonotus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1898 | Box crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappula Galil, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1817 | Cancer Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpoporus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celatopesia Chiong and Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collodes Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptosoma Brullé, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dissodactylus Smith, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericerodes Rathbun, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euprognatha Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Exodromidia Stebbing, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoplax Smith, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homola Leach, 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iliacantha Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobopilumnus A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesorhoea Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropanope Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myropsis Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanoplax Guinot, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemausa Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregonia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthotheres Sakai, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osachila Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1976 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panoplax Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapinnixa Holmes, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylambrus Stimpson, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ranilia H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raymanninus Ng, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scopolius Stevcic, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speloeophorus A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocionops Desmarest, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symethis Weber, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Point
109 Species | Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886 | Granulose purse crab | | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930 | Florida Swimming Crab | | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Aepinus septemspinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Allactaea lithostrota Williams, 1974 | | | Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894 | Stilt spider crab | | Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871 | Bathyal swimming crab | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Batodaeus urinator A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933 | | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871 | Narrowfront rubble crab | | Celatopesia concava Stimpson, 1871 | | | Chaceon fenneri Manning & Ho..., 1984 | Golden crab | | Collodes trispinosus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860 | | | Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | Shameface heart crab | | Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | Nodose box crab | | Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989 | | | Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | | Dissodactylus crinitichelis Moreira, 1901 | Seabiscuit pea crab | | Dissodactylus mellitae Rathbun, 1900 | Sand-dollar pea crab | | Dissodactylus nitidus Smith, 1870 | | | Ebalia stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Thinarm clutch crab | | Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871 | | | Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | American talon crab | | Euprognatha acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871 | New Mexico ticktrefoil | | Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | | Glyptoplax smithii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Truncate rubble crab | | Glyptoxanthus erosus Stimpson, 1859 | Eroded mud crab | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Homola minima Guinot & Ric..., 1995 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 | Spiny shellback crab | | Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871 | Longfinger purse crab | | Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860 | | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Lobopilumnus agassizii Stimpson, 1871 | Areolated hairy crab | | Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871 | Florida decorator crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Mesorhoea sexspinosa Stimpson, 1871 | Sixspine elbow crab | | Micropanope nuttingi (Rathbun, 1898) | ⇒ Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898 | | Micropanope sculptipes Stimpson, 1871 | Sculptured mud crab | | Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | Red-ridged clinging crab | | Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790 | Coral clinging crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871 | Fivespine purse crab | | Nanoplax xanthiformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough squareback crab | | Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871 | Sharphorn clinging crab | | Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871 | Shorthorn spiny crab | | Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful decorator crab | | Orthotheres serrei Rathbun, 1909 | | | Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916 | Thinlip jewelbox crab | | Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871 | Thicklip jewelbox crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976 | Coarsehand lady crab | | Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897 | Labile stilt crab | | Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897 | Finned stilt crab | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Panoplax depressa Stimpson, 1871 | Depressed rubble crab | | Parapinnixa beaufortensis Rathbun, 1918 | | | Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918 | | | Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850 | Cryptic teardrop crab | | Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933 | | | Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879 | Shortspine hairy crab | | Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897 | Say's Pilumnus | | Pinnixa cylindrica Say, 1818 | | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Platylambrus granulatus Kingsley, 1879 | Bladetooth elbow crab | | Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Sawtooth elbow crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857 | Delicate swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Pseudomedaeus agassizi A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough rubble crab | | Pseudomedaeus distinctus Rathbun, 1898 | Armed rubble crab | | Ranilia muricata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Muricate frog crab | | Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931 | Sharpoar swimming crab | | Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Inflated spiny crab | | Rochinia hertwigi Doflein, 1904 | | | Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871 | Knobbed spiny crab | | Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898 | | | Solenolambrus tenellus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Solenolambrus typicus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Speloeophorus pontifer Stimpson, 1871 | Smallhole clutch crab | | Spinolambrus fraterculus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871 | | | Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892 | Prickly spider crab | | Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857 | Tenspine spider crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Symethis variolosa Fabricius, 1793 | Eroded frog crab | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cape Point
Links, sources and further information Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
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Brachyura at gbif.org
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