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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Fort Myers (Lee County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
50
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
34
50
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
40
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
40
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Myers
14 Families width 25 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Myers
21 Genera with 25 Species
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Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Callidactylus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lobopilumnus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Panoplax Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Platylambrus Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Scopolius Stevcic, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Myers
25 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Callidactylus asper Stimpson, 1871Spurfinger purse crab
Collodes trispinosus Stimpson, 1871
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Dissodactylus crinitichelis Moreira, 1901Seabiscuit pea crab
Dissodactylus primitivus Bouvier, 1917Heart Urchin Pea Crab
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Lobopilumnus agassizii Stimpson, 1871Areolated hairy crab
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Panoplax depressa Stimpson, 1871Depressed rubble crab
Pilumnus floridanus Stimpson, 1871Plumed hairy crab
Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897Say's Pilumnus
Platylambrus granulatus Kingsley, 1879Bladetooth elbow crab
Raninoides laevis Latreille, 1825Furrowed frog crab
Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Fort Myers
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
18
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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