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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Sao Luis (Maranhão, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
18
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
18
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sao Luis
5 Families width 7 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sao Luis
7 Genera with 7 Species
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Holoplites Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Symethis Weber, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sao Luis
7 Species
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Holoplites armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Symethis variolosa Fabricius, 1793Eroded frog crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Sao Luis
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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