Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 193
509
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 193
509
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 90
298
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 89
295
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 83
273
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
150
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Costa Rica
40 Families width 323 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Costa Rica
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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