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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
187
513
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
186
511
988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
134
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
131
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
126
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
62
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Denmark
33 Families width 86 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab18SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Camarocarcinidae Feldmann & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae (Garth, 1958)5SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19590SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 20030SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20050SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Denmark
62 Genera with 86 Species
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Aethra Latreille, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclus Leach, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Caloxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Camarocarcinus Holland & Cv..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19402SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dromiopsis Reuss, 18207SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18084SpeciesTaxom
Eohomola Collins & Ra..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Faksecarcinus Schweitzer &..., 2012
0SpeciesTaxom
Falsiportunites Collins & Ja..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Feldmannia Guinot & Tav..., 2001
0SpeciesTaxom
Fredericia Collins & Ja..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Homologenus A. Milne-Edw..., 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Homolopsis Bell, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Jakobsenius Schweitzer, 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Kromtitis Müller, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Latheticocarcinus Bishop, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18166SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheira De Haan, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinus Bell, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 18161SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Potamobius Samouelle, 01SpeciesTaxom
Raniliformis Jagt, Collin..., 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Retropluma Gill, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rogueus Berglund & F..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Titanocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Xanthosia Bell, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Caloxanthus ornata Fischer-Benzon, 1866
Camarocarcinus obtusus Jakobsen & C..., 1979
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Chaceon miocenicus Fraaije, 2005
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Coeloma bicarinatum Ravn, 1904
Coeloma incarinatum Sorgenfrei, 1940
Corystes cassivelanus (accepted as ..., 1777)⇒ Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Dromia dromia
Dromia elegans
Dromia gibbosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromilites bucklandi H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Dromiopsis depressa Segerberg, 1900
Dromiopsis elegans Reuss, 1858
Dromiopsis laevior Reuss, 1859
Dromiopsis levior
Dromiopsis minor
Dromiopsis rugosa Reuss, 1859
Dromiopsis rugosus Schlotheim, 1820
Ebalia cranchi
Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch´s nut crab
Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777Pennant´s nut crab
Ebalia tumefacta Montagu, 1808Bryer's Nut Crab
Eohomola affinis S. L. Jakobsen, 1997
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Geryon tridens (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758Angular crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005Asian Brush Crab
Homolopsis spiniga Jakobsen & C..., 1997
Homolopsis transiens
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus coarctatus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Hyas latifrons (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Leucosia craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758
Liocarcinus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836Crabzilla
Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Macropipus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Necrocarcinus insignis Segerberg, 1900
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab
Portunus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Potamobius leptodactylus
Retropluma borealis Fraaife, 2005
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Rogueus robustus J.S.H. Collins, 1995
Tasadia carniolica Bittner, 1884
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Risso's Crab
Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792Jaguar Round Crab
Xantho rivulosus (Risso) accep..., 1827)⇒ Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792
Xanthosia gracilis Jakobsen & C..., 1997

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Denmark
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
46
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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