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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Red Deer County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
46
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
38
45
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Deer County
5 Families width 5 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Deer County
5 Genera with 5 Species
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Deer County
5 Species
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Red Deer County
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
5
5
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