Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 79
143
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 78
142
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 26
54
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 26
54
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 26
54
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Greater Victoria
11 Families width 27 Species | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Mud crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Greater Victoria
21 Genera with 27 Species #CGHLMNOPRST
| Cancer Linnaeus, 1840 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1924 | Snow crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorilia Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glebocarcinus Nations, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lipkemera Davie, 2010 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Meriola Davie, 1992 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepinnotheres Manning, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregonia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pugettia Dana, 1840 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleon Gistel, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyra Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralothelphusa Bott, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telmessus White, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Greater Victoria
27 Species | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer productus Randall, 1840 | Red Cancer Crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924 | Bairdi | | Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852 | Longhorn decorator crab | | Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852 | Oregon Cancer Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851 | Naked Shore Crab | | Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851 | Green shore crab | | Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851 | Lyre Crab | | Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860 | Blackclaw crestleg crab | | Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852 | Graceful Crab | | Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852 | Californian Crab | | Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful decorator crab | | Pinnixa faba Dana, 1851 | Large pea crab | | Pinnixa schmitti Rathbun, 1918 | Schmitt pea crab | | Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767 | Linnaeus's Pea Crab | | Pinnotheres taylori Rathbun, 1918 | Taylor's pea crab | | Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860 | Foliate Kelp Crab | | Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful kelp crab | | Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856 | Brown rock crab | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab | | Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794 | | | Telmessus cheiragonus Tilesius, 1812 | Bristly Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Greater Victoria
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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