Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Central America (America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 283
1069
2864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 281
1067
2861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
612
2065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 125
606
2049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 118
564
1914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 60
319
870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Central America
60 Families width 870 Species and 8 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 95 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 63 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Central America
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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