Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Prince Edward Island (East Canada, Canada)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 75
110
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 74
109
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 33
49
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 32
48
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 32
48
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Prince Edward Island
13 Families width 22 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Prince Edward Island
19 Genera with 22 Species | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocheir De Haan, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halicarcinus White, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodaeus Guinot, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepinnotheres Manning, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregonia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telmessus White, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Prince Edward Island
22 Species | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854 | Big sluice crab | | Halicarcinus planatus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851 | | | Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful decorator crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869 | | Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767 | Linnaeus's Pea Crab | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab | | Telmessus cheiragonus Tilesius, 1812 | Bristly Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Prince Edward Island
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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