Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Northern Isles (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 117
250
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 116
249
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 31
52
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 30
50
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 30
50
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
18
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Isles
11 Families width 27 Species | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838) | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Northern Isles
18 Genera with 27 Species | Atelecyclus Leach, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorhynchus Thomson, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1758 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryon Krøyer, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1816 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maja Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantho Leach, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Isles
27 Species | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873 | Australian stork's bill | | Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | Sleepy crab | | Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777 | Pennant´s nut crab | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803 | | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817 | | | Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775 | Leach's Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | Wrinkled swimming 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 pusillus Leach, 1816 | Dwarf swimming crab | | Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | | Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830 | Portunid crab | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 | Slender spider crab | | Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788 | Atlantic Sea Spider Crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816 | | | Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851 | | Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Risso's Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Northern Isles
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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