Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 44
63
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 44
63
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 23
39
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 23
39
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 22
36
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Melbourne
11 Families width 19 Species | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae (MacLeay, 1838) | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Melbourne
18 Genera with 19 Species | Bellidilia Kinahan, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halicarcinus White, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homologenus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomithrax Miers, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lupocyclus Adams & White, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nasutoplax Poore, Guino..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notomithrax Griffin, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oncinopus De Haan, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raymanninus Ng, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rhynchoplax Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melbourne
19 Species | Bellidilia laevis Bell, 1855 | Smooth Pebble Crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Ebalia (Phlyxia) crassipes Bell, 1885 | | | Ebalia (Phlyxia) intermedia Miers, 1886 | Smooth Nut Crab | | Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858 | Three-pronged Sea-spider | | Halicarcinus rostratus Haswell, 1882 | Beaked Sea-spider | | Homologenus rostratus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Daddy Long Legs | | Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880 | Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Nasutoplax rostrata Haswell, 1881 | | | Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885 | | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839 | Thin-shelled Spider Crab | | Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Four-toothed Shore Crab | | Pilumnopeus serratifrons Kinahan, 1856 | Smooth-handed Crab | | Pilumnus monilifera Haswell, 1882 | Beaded Hairy-crab | | Raninoides lamarcki A. Milne-Edw..., 1923 | | | Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931 | Sharpoar swimming crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Melbourne
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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