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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Mendocino County (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
61
89
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
60
88
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mendocino County
8 Families width 16 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mendocino County
11 Genera with 16 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dakoticancer Rathbun, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mendocino County
16 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Dakoticancer overana ♰ M. J. Rathbun, 1917
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860Blackclaw crestleg crab
Pinnixa tubicola Holmes, 1894Tube-dwelling pea crab
Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860Foliate Kelp Crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Mendocino County
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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