Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region New Castle County (Delaware, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 37
43
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 37
43
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 17
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 17
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 17
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 8
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for New Castle County
8 Families width 13 Species
Genera for New Castle County
11 Genera with 13 Species | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaops Rathbun, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Castle County
13 Species | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Mud Fiddler Crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817 | Heavy marsh crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler | | Zaops ostreus Say, 1817 | Oyster crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in New Castle County
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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