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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Duck Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
10
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
10
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
10
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Duck Key
9 Families width 16 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Duck Key
13 Genera with 16 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1859Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Clypeasterophilus Campos and G..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Duck Key
16 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Clypeasterophilus rugatus Bouvier, 1917
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Macrocoeloma laevigatum Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Panopeus hemphillii (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Pilumnus longleyi Rathbun, 1930Studded hairy crab
Pilumnus pannosus Rathbun, 1896Beaded hairy crab
Pilumnus spinosissimus Rathbun, 1898Longspine hairy crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Duck Key
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
13
16
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