Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 68
129
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 67
128
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 47
93
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 47
93
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
80
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 21
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cayman Islands
21 Families width 44 Species #PCGVDLMHOXI
| Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae (Milne-Edwards, 1837) | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893) | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cayman Islands
36 Genera with 44 Species #ACDEGHMNOPSU
| Austinixa Heard & Manning, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptosoma Brullé, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycloes De Haan, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplax Stimpson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homola Leach, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myropsis Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemausa Stimpson, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypodiella Guinot, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1855 | Fiddler crab | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
44 Species | Austinixa gorei Manning & Fe..., 1989 | Gore pea crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | Batwing coral crab | | Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894 | | | Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | Shameface heart crab | | Cycloes bairdii (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858) | ⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | | Ebalia stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Thinarm clutch crab | | Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | | Euryplax nitida Stimpson, 1859 | Glabrous broadface crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Hexapanopeus caribbaeus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Homola vigil A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825 | Grass Crab | | Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | Channel Clinging Crab | | Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw decorator crab | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860 | Anemone crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax cornutus (de Saussure, 1857) | ⇒ Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857 | | Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871 | Fivespine purse crab | | Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857 | Shorthorn clinging crab | | Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857 | Shorthorn clinging crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Persephona mediterranea Herbst, 1794 | Mottled purse crab | | Pinnixa arenicola Rathbun, 1922 | | | Platypodiella spectabilis Herbst, 1794 | Gaudy clown crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Stenorhynchus yangi Goeke, 1989 | Red arrow crab | | Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870 | Mudflat fiddler | | Uca minax LeConte, 1855 | Red-joint fiddler |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cayman Islands
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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