Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
66
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 22
39
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for St. Croix
22 Families width 50 Species #EPSGCXVMHOTI
| Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae Dana, 1851 | Urn crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for St. Croix
39 Genera with 50 Species #ABCDEGHMOPSW
| Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aratus Milne Edwards, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataleptodius Guinot, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtus Edwards, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epilobocera Stimpson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Garthiope Guinot, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homologenus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1818 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pitho Bell, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyactaea Guinot, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix
50 Species | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Flat-browed Crab | | Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Mangrove Crab | | Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Beach Crab | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box 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 sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | Batwing coral crab | | Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850 | Florida Leptodius | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | | Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Variegate spider crab | | Epialtus sulcirostris Stimpson, 1860 | | | Epilobocera sinuatifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1866 | Buruquena | | Garthiope barbadensis Rathbun, 1921 | Prickly mud crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Glyptoxanthus erosus Stimpson, 1859 | Eroded mud crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Homolodromia monstrosa Martin, Chri..., 2001 | | | Homologenus rostratus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860 | | | Menaethiops portoricensis Rathbun, 1924 | | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | Red-ridged clinging crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867 | | | Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872 | | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus lacustris Desbonne, 1867 | Knotfinger mud crab | | Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867 | Broadback urn crab | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Bristled rubble crab | | Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in St. Croix
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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