Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Middlesex County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 37
55
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 37
55
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 23
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 23
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 19
26
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
16
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Middlesex County (Virginia)
10 Families width 21 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Middlesex County (Virginia)
16 Genera with 21 Species | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hepatus Latreille, 1802 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homola Leach, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Neopanope A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Middlesex County (Virginia)
21 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Homola minima Guinot & Ric..., 1995 | | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Mud Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus dissimilis (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Eurypanopeus dissimilis Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler | | Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Middlesex County (Virginia)
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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