Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region County Galway (Connacht, Ireland)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 83
142
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 82
141
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 23
31
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 22
30
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 22
30
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
15
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for County Galway
10 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for County Galway
15 Genera with 27 Species | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystes Bosc, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1808 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1816 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maja Lamarck, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantho Leach, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for County Galway
27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777 | Helmet crab | | Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817 | Cranch´s nut crab | | Ebalia granulosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777 | Pennant´s nut crab | | Ebalia tumefacta Montagu, 1808 | Bryer's Nut Crab | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835 | | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775 | Leach's Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | Wrinkled swimming crab | | Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | Blue-leg swimming crab | | Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794 | Arch-fronted swimming crab | | Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816 | Dwarf swimming crab | | Macropipus corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775 | Spider crab | | Macropodia longirostris aegyptia | | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788 | Atlantic Sea Spider Crab | | Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788 | Common spider crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761 | Bristly crab | | Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767 | Linnaeus's Pea Crab | | Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790 | Furrowed Crab | | Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Risso's Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in County Galway
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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