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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
280
1035
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
278
1033
2064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
484
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
478
1209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
103
448
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
248
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florida
48 Families width 493 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab23SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs29SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183814SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185117SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab22SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192932SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs31SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181915SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs34SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab38SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 190010SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs40SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Florida
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
10
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
226
460
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
6
9
Family
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