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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Natchitoches Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
58
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
58
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
27
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
26
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
15
22
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Natchitoches Parish
8 Families width 11 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natchitoches Parish
11 Genera with 11 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Euryplax Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Harpactocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lobopilumnus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natchitoches Parish
11 Species
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Euryplax nitida Stimpson, 1859Glabrous broadface crab
Harpactocarcinus americanus M. J. Rathbun, 1928
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Lobopilumnus agassizii Stimpson, 1871Areolated hairy crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Natchitoches Parish
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
10
10
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