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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Netherlands Antilles (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
38
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
38
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Netherlands Antilles
8 Families width 10 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Netherlands Antilles
9 Genera with 10 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Myropsis Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Netherlands Antilles
10 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Panopeus boekei Rathbun, 1915
Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869
Teleophrys ruber Stimpson, 1871Red Clinging Crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Netherlands Antilles
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
8
9
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