Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 44
69
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 43
68
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 31
51
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 31
51
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 28
47
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
22
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Denton County
13 Families width 24 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Denton County
22 Genera with 24 Species #ACGHLMNOPR
| Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinus Van Straelen, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinus Bell, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudonecrocarcinus Förster, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Denton County
24 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni ♰ H. B. Stenzel, 1945 | | | Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763 | Rough shellback crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804 | | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Necrocarcinus texensis Rathbun, 1935 | | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Denton County
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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