Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Corpus Christi (Kleberg County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 46
68
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 46
68
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 35
55
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 35
55
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 30
44
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 14
23
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Corpus Christi
14 Families width 29 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Corpus Christi
23 Genera with 29 Species #ACDHLMPRT
| Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1898 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysirude Goeke, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1986 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyromaia Stimpson, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raymanninus Ng, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Corpus Christi
29 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906 | | | Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859 | Gulf grassflat crab | | Homolodromia monstrosa Martin, Chri..., 2001 | | | Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974 | | | Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900 | | | Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859 | | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Lysirude nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Longleg frog crab | | Menippe adina Williams & F..., 1986 | Gulf stone crab | | Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818 | False arrow crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804 | | | Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Inflated stilt crab | | Panopeus simpsoni Rathbun, 1930 | Oystershell mud crab | | Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931 | Pink purse crab | | Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purse Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924 | Needlenose pear crab | | Raninoides louisianensis Rathbun, 1933 | Gulf frog crab | | Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931 | Sharpoar swimming crab | | Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Velvet horse crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Corpus Christi
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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