Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 115
257
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 115
257
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 78
198
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 78
198
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 71
182
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Lesser Antilles
34 Families width 112 Species and 3 Subspecies #LCEPISGXVHODMTRA
| Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae Dana, 1851 | Urn crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Lesser Antilles
88 Genera with 112 Species #ABCDEFGHJLMNOPRSTW
| Acanthilia Galil, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomalothir Miers, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1837 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataleptodius Guinot, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromantes Gistel, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorinus Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clythrocerus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippe A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtograpsus Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtoplax Rathbun, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doclea Leach, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epilobocera Stimpson, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytium Stimpson, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fabia Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinotia Pretzmann, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1799 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Johngarthia Türkay, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laleonectes Manning and ..., 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lissa Leach, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lydia Gistel, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microthelphusa Pretzmann, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1818 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1832 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Myropsis Stimpson, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1857 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapinnixa Holmes, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pinnixa White, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Pisa Leach, 1814 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pitho Bell, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyactaea Guinot, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylambrus Stimpson, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ranilia H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serenepilumnus Türkay & Sch..., 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Simocarcinus Miers, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Soceulia Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocionops Desmarest, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teleophrys Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoe Bell, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyche Bell, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
112 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886 | Granulose purse crab | | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894 | Stilt spider crab | | Anomalothir furcillatus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Beach Crab | | Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rigid bathyal crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa marmorata sensu H. Mil..., 1837 | | | Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Blunt-tooth swimming crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | Batwing coral crab | | Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850 | Florida Leptodius | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897 | Marsh crab | | Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790 | Shorthorn decorator crab | | Clythrocerus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Cyclodorippe antennaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851 | | | Cyrtoplax spinidentata Benedict, 1892 | | | Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788 | | | Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915 | | | Epilobocera cubensis Stimpson, 1860 | | | Epilobocera granulata | | | Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | American talon crab | | Eurytium limosum Say, 1818 | Broadback mud crab | | Eurytium tristani Rathbun, 1906 | | | Fabia byssomiae Say, 1818 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinotia (Guinotia) dentata Latreille, 1825 | Cirique | | Hepatus fasciatus (Latreille, 1803) | ⇒ Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Hexapanopeus caribbaeus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763 | Rough shellback crab | | Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799) | ⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763 | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775 | | | Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Ringed Foot Crab | | Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825 | Grass Crab | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | Channel Clinging Crab | | Microthelphusa odaelkae Bott, 1970 | | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860 | Anemone crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | Red-ridged clinging crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax (Mithraculus) sculptus (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | | Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790 | | | Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790 | Coral clinging crab | | Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | | Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832 | Paved clinging crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851 | Cangrejo Granuloso | | Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871 | | | Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843 | Cart Driver Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus boekei Rathbun, 1915 | | | Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869 | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Panopeus herbstii crassa | | | Panopeus lacustris Desbonne, 1867 | Knotfinger mud crab | | Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857 | Furrowed mud crab | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918 | | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purse Crab | | Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879 | | | Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Bristled rubble crab | | Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Sawtooth elbow crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878) | ⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | Ranilia constricta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Sicklefoot frog crab | | Ranilia muricata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Muricate frog crab | | Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871 | Quillback spiny crab | | Serenepilumnus pisifer MacLeay, 1838 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840 | | | Sesarma (Holometopus) ricordi (H. Milne Edw..., 1853) | ⇒ Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | Soceulia marmorea Bell, 1855 | | | Solenolambrus typicus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Spinolambrus fraterculus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Stenocionops furcata coelata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878) | ⇒ Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Sylviocarcinus pictus H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Teleophrys ruber Stimpson, 1871 | Red Clinging Crab | | Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860 | Scarlet mime crab | | Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Velvet horse crab | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab | | Tyche emarginata White, 1847 | Fourhorn crab | | Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
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