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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Miami Beach (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Miami Beach
10 Families width 13 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Miami Beach
13 Genera with 13 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lysirude Goeke, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Machaerus Leach, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miami Beach
13 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Lysirude nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Longleg frog crab
Machaerus elata Boone, 1927
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pilumnus floridanus Stimpson, 1871Plumed hairy crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Miami Beach
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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