Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 317
1057
2171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 310
1041
2146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 130
441
989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 129
434
977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 116
402
931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 69
236
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Great Britain
69 Families width 427 Species and 4 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 1959 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 2009 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Orithyiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopidae von Meyer, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Great Britain
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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