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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Castle Point (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Castle Point
6 Families width 10 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Castle Point
9 Genera with 10 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Castle Point
10 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Castle Point
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
9
10
Families
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