AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Starr County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
61
91
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
61
91
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
36
60
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
60
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
54
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Starr County
18 Families width 41 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Starr County
29 Genera with 41 Species
#ACEGHLMOPRSUZ
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinus Van Straelen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18574SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1859Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starr County
41 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni H. B. Stenzel, 1945
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Ethusa tenuipes Rathbun, 1897Spiketoe sumo crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930Knobbed mud crab
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus bermudensis (J. E. Benedi..., 1891)⇒ Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931Pink purse crab
Persephona mediterranea Herbst, 1794Mottled purse crab
Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758Purse Crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Starr County
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
27
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
2
1
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