Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 92
172
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 92
172
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 66
134
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 66
134
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
121
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 28
49
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Saint Lucia
28 Families width 56 Species and 2 Subspecies #CPGSVXMODLREITA
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Saint Lucia
49 Genera with 56 Species #ABCEFGLMNOPRST
| Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromantes Gistel, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippe A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtograpsus Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytium Stimpson, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabia Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinotia Pretzmann, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laleonectes Manning and ..., 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lydia Gistel, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosarmatium Serène & Soh, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapinnixa Holmes, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pinnixa White, 1846 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ranilia H. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serenepilumnus Türkay & Sch..., 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Simocarcinus Miers, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Soceulia Galil, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocionops Desmarest, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Lucia
56 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rigid bathyal crab | | Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Blunt-tooth swimming crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | Batwing coral crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Chiromantes eulimene De Man, 1897 | Marsh crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Cyclodorippe antennaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851 | | | Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | American talon crab | | Eurytium tristani Rathbun, 1906 | | | Fabia byssomiae Say, 1818 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinotia (Guinotia) dentata Latreille, 1825 | Cirique | | Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Ringed Foot Crab | | Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825 | Grass Crab | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | Channel Clinging Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790 | Coral clinging crab | | Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | | Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832 | Paved clinging crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851 | Cangrejo Granuloso | | Neosarmatium meinerti (De Man, 1887) | ⇒ Neosarmatium africanum Ragionieri, ..., 2012 | | Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843 | Cart Driver Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918 | | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878) | ⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | Ranilia constricta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Sicklefoot frog crab | | Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871 | Quillback spiny crab | | Serenepilumnus pisifer MacLeay, 1838 | | | Soceulia marmorea Bell, 1855 | | | Solenolambrus typicus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Stenocionops furcata coelata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878) | ⇒ Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Sylviocarcinus pictus H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Velvet horse crab | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Saint Lucia
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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