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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region England (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
287
898
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
282
884
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
124
401
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
123
395
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
110
368
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
65
218
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for England
65 Families width 388 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001)1SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183817SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 20097SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab20SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Orithyiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181911SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab61SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185318SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19599SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in England
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
9
25
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
53
186
342
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
6
10
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