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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region St. Landry Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
17
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for St. Landry Parish
5 Families width 5 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Landry Parish
5 Genera with 5 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1986Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Landry Parish
5 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Menippe adina Williams & F..., 1986Gulf stone crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in St. Landry Parish
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
4
4
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