Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 176
486
857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 175
485
857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 82
274
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 82
274
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 76
251
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
156
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puerto Rico
39 Families width 274 Species and 1 Subspecies #CDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Puerto Rico
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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