Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Peru (Northern South America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 197
485
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 197
485
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 97
292
583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 95
285
551 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 87
266
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 43
155
291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Peru
43 Families width 291 Species #ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVXZ
| Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Peru
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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