Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Rhode Island (USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 83
127
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 83
127
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 34
53
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 34
53
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 31
49
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 15
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Rhode Island
15 Families width 40 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893) | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Rhode Island
29 Genera with 40 Species #ACDEHLMOPSTUZ
| Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dissodactylus Smith, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euprognatha Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaops Rathbun, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rhode Island
40 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | Dwarf 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 | | Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879 | Red Crab | | Dissodactylus mellitae Rathbun, 1900 | Sand-dollar pea crab | | Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859 | Gulf grassflat crab | | Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871 | New Mexico ticktrefoil | | Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869 | Flat mud crab | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Mud Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883 | Delicate stilt crab | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869 | | Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850 | Cryptic teardrop crab | | Pilumnus hirsutus (Stimpson, 1858) | ⇒ Pilumnus minutus De Haan, 1835 | | Pilumnus minutus De Haan, 1835 | | | Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860 | Tube pea crab | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817 | Heavy marsh crab | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler | | Zaops ostreus Say, 1817 | Oyster crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Rhode 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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