Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 221
714
1353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 219
712
1348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 94
368
795 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 93
366
791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 86
338
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 45
208
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Gulf of Mexico
45 Families width 431 Species #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
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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