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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
261
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
253
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
223
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
107
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
37 Families width 206 Species
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Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183812SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab17SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18198SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab44SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs21SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Portugal
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
100
195
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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