Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region North Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 106
190
330 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 105
189
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 46
85
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 45
83
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 44
82
154 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 22
39
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for North Sea
22 Families width 65 Species #AVPCODLMGIXET
| Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae (De Haan, 1833) | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838) | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for North Sea
39 Genera with 65 Species #ABCDEGHILMNPRST
| Atelecyclus Leach, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachynotus De Haan, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788 | Snow crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystes Bosc, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Derilambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1758 | sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1808 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocheir De Haan, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryon Krøyer, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplax Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1827 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1814 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Monodaeus Guinot, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopanope A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoides Lucas, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimela Leach, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pisa Leach, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybius Leach, 1794 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portumnus Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thia Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Sea
65 Species | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso, 1827 | Mediterranean crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788 | Atlantic snow crab | | Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777 | Helmet crab | | Derilambrus angulifrons Latreille, 1825 | Elbow Crab | | Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | Sleepy crab | | Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817 | Cranch´s nut crab | | Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777 | Pennant´s nut crab | | Ebalia tumefacta Montagu, 1808 | Bryer's Nut Crab | | Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854 | Big sluice crab | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Geryon tridens (Herbst, 1803) | ⇒ Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803 | | Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803 | | | Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758 | Angular crab | | Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835 | Common Japanese intertidal crab | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Wa..., 2005 | Asian Brush Crab | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775 | Leach's Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | Blue-leg swimming crab | | Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814 | Marbled swimming crab | | Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794 | Arch-fronted swimming crab | | Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816 | Dwarf swimming crab | | Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827 | Grey ᾷ crab | | Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852 | Harlequin Crab | | Lophozozymus incisus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Montagu's Crab | | Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | | Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964 | | | Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899 | | | Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985 | | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 | Slender spider crab | | Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851 | | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Neopanope sayi (S. I. Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869 | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Pilumnoides inglei Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | | Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761 | Bristly crab | | Pilumnus perlatus Poeppig, 1836 | | | Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767 | Linnaeus's Pea Crab | | Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808 | Toothed Crab | | Pisa armata Latreille, 1803 | Gibb's Sea Spider | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | | Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | Flying Crab | | Polybius (Polybius) marmoreus (Leach, 1814) | ⇒ Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814 | | Polybius (Polybius) vernalis (Risso, 1827) | ⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827 | | Polybius dioscurus García-Raso,..., 2024 | | | Polybius henslowii Leach, 1820 | | | Polybius navigator (Herbst, 1794) | ⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794 | | Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777 | Pennant's Swimming Crab | | Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab | | Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | | Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793 | Polished crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in North Sea
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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