Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Melbourne Beach (Brevard County, Florida, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 11
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 11
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 11
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 11
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 9
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 7
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Melbourne Beach
7 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Melbourne Beach
10 Genera with 11 Species | Achelous De Haan, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homola Leach, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myropsis Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melbourne Beach
11 Species | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839 | | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869 | Flat mud crab | | Homola minima Guinot & Ric..., 1995 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871 | Fivespine purse crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933 | | | Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purse Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Melbourne Beach
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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