Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Nueces County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 52
80
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 52
80
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 34
57
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 34
57
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 31
52
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 19
31
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Nueces County
19 Families width 41 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893) | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nueces County
31 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEGHLMNOPRSU
| Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1898 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1966 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropanope Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nanoplax Guinot, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1799 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyromaia Stimpson, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raymanninus Ng, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speocarcinus Stimpson, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1859 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nueces County
41 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Beach Crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | Dwarf crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924 | | | Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859 | Gulf grassflat crab | | Eurypanopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930 | Ridgeback mud crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930 | Knobbed mud crab | | Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901 | White elbow crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900 | | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Micropanope sculptipes Stimpson, 1871 | Sculptured mud crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968 | | | Nanoplax xanthiformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough squareback crab | | Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918 | Florida lady crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933 | | | Pilumnus pannosus Rathbun, 1896 | Beaded hairy crab | | Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897 | Say's Pilumnus | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924 | Needlenose pear crab | | Raninoides louisianensis Rathbun, 1933 | Gulf frog crab | | Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931 | Sharpoar swimming crab | | Speocarcinus lobatus Guinot, 1969 | Gulf Squareback Crab | | Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859 | Laguna Madre fiddler |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Nueces 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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