Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 97
151
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 96
150
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 32
45
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 31
44
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 30
43
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
17
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Scottish Highlands
11 Families width 27 Species | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Scottish Highlands
17 Genera with 27 Species | Achaeus Leach, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclus Leach, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystes Bosc, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1816 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maja Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantho Leach, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Scottish Highlands
27 Species | Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817 | Cranch's Spider Crab | | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839 | | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777 | Helmet crab | | Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817 | Cranch´s nut crab | | Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777 | Pennant´s nut crab | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835 | | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817 | | | Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775 | Leach's Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | Wrinkled swimming crab | | Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | Blue-leg swimming crab | | Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814 | Marbled swimming crab | | Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816 | Dwarf swimming crab | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 | Slender spider crab | | Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788 | Atlantic Sea Spider Crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761 | Bristly crab | | Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790 | Furrowed Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
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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