Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Pointe Coupee Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 57
86
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 57
86
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 34
61
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 34
61
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 30
48
64 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 14
20
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Pointe Coupee Parish
14 Families width 26 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Pointe Coupee Parish
20 Genera with 26 Species | Achelous De Haan, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1898 | Box crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1771 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melybia Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pointe Coupee Parish
26 Species | Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Flat-browed Crab | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771 | Redeye sponge crab | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871 | Delicate coral crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931 | Pink purse crab | | Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860 | Tube pea crab | | Pinnixa pearsei Wass, 1955 | Sintenis' milkvine | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Pseudomedaeus agassizi A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough rubble crab | | Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Velvet horse crab | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Pointe Coupee Parish
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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