Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Galveston County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 63
93
116 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 63
93
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 41
64
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 41
64
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 36
52
73 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 17
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Galveston County
17 Families width 42 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Galveston County
27 Genera with 42 Species #ACEFHLMOPRSU
| Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1898 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1966 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frevillea A. Milne-Edw..., 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysirude Goeke, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Macroacaena Tucker, 1998 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombila H. Milne Edw..., 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galveston County
42 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | Dwarf crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869 | Flat mud crab | | Eurypanopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930 | Ridgeback mud crab | | Frevillea hirsuta Borradaile, 1916 | Tufted broadface crab | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Homolodromia paradoxa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900 | | | Lysirude nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Longleg frog crab | | Menippe adina Williams & F..., 1986 | Gulf stone crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968 | | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933 | | | Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931 | Pink purse crab | | Persephona mediterranea Herbst, 1794 | Mottled purse crab | | Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purse Crab | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Pseudorhombila guinotae Hernández-Ag..., 1982 | Handsome Clubtail | | Raninoides louisianensis Rathbun, 1933 | Gulf frog crab | | Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817 | Heavy marsh crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Galveston 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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