Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 223
783
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 222
781
1579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 109
505
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 109
505
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 102
479
1106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 49
273
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Leeward Islands
49 Families width 508 Species and 3 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 78 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Leeward Islands
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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