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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Romania (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
55
111
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
55
111
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
15
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Romania
8 Families width 20 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 20094SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18605SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Romania
14 Genera with 20 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Glaessneropsis Patrulius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Longodromites Patrulius, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodromites A. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Planoprosopon Schweitzer, ..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosopon Meyer, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Romania
20 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869Say mud crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Glaessneropsis bueegianna
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Longodromites angusius
Longodromites angustus A. Reuss, 1858
Longodromites bicornutus Mutiu, 1971
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Palaeodromites incertus
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Planoprosopon heydeni H. von Meyer, 1857
Portunus oligocenicus Paucă, 1929
Prosopon grande von Meyer, 1857
Prosopon heraldicum Moericke, 1897
Prosopon marginatum Von Meyer, 1842
Prosopon reussi Gemmellaro, 1869
Prosopon tuberosum H. von Meyer, 1840
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Romania
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
5
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
9
9
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