Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Marshall Islands (Micronesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 104
341
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 104
341
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
283
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 70
279
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 65
274
648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
164
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Marshall Islands
34 Families width 349 Species and 2 Subspecies #ACDEGILMOPRSTVX
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 125 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Marshall 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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