Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 97
159
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 96
158
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 37
61
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 36
60
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 33
55
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 16
29
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Los Angeles County
16 Families width 41 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Los Angeles County
29 Genera with 41 Species #CEFGHLOPRSU
| Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclocorystes Bell, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycloxanthops Rathbun, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericerodes Rathbun, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabia Dana, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glebocarcinus Nations, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonopanope Guinot, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 1900 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopus Rathbun, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraxanthias Odhner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pugettia Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyromaia Stimpson, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Randallia Stimpson, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleon Gistel, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyra Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralothelphusa Bott, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1926 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles County
41 Species | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Cyclocorystes aldersoni ♰ R. L. Squires, 1980 | | | Cycloxanthops novemdentatus Lockington, 1877 | Ninetooth pebble crab | | Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877 | | | Etisus guinotae Felder & Thoma, 2010 | | | Fabia concharum Rathbun, 1894 | Smooth mussel crab | | Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898 | Bigtooth Rock Crab | | Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852 | Oregon Cancer Crab | | Gonopanope areolata Rathbun, 1898 | Smooth-hand mud crab | | Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851 | Naked Shore Crab | | Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851 | Green shore crab | | Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840 | Crevice spider crab | | Heterocrypta occidentalis Dana, 1854 | Sandflat elbow crab | | Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860 | Blackclaw crestleg crab | | Lophopanopeus diegensis (Rathbun, 1900) | ⇒ Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860 | | Lophopanopeus leucomanus Lockington, 1877 | Knobknee crestleg crab | | Lophopanopeus lockingtoni Rathbun, 1900 | | | Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 | Decorator Crab | | Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 | Californian Sheep Crab | | Opisthopus transversus Rathbun, 1893 | Mottled pea crab | | Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840 | Lined shore crab | | Paraxanthias taylori Stimpson, 1861 | Lumpy rubble crab | | Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877 | Dwarf Crab | | Pilumnus (Acanthus) spinohirsutus Lockington, 1877 | Retiring hairy crab | | Pinnixa hiatus Rathbun, 1918 | | | Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894 | Gaper pea crab | | Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894 | Western pea crab | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860 | Xantus swimming crab | | Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894 | Spined kelp crab | | Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful kelp crab | | Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Pugettia richii Dana, 1851 | Cryptic kelp crab | | Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877 | Spider Crab | | Randallia ornata Randall, 1840 | Globose sand crab | | Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856 | Brown rock crab | | Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900 | | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab | | Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794 | | | Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Los Angeles County
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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