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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Tennessee (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
36
62
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
35
61
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
22
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
22
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
22
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tennessee
4 Families width 4 Species
Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tennessee
5 Genera with 4 Species
Avitelmessus Rathbun, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Dakoticancer Rathbun, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Raninella A. Milne-Edw..., 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
4 Species
Avitelmessus grapsoideus Rathbun, 1923
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Dakoticancer overana M. J. Rathbun, 1917
Raninella testacea Rathbun, 1926

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Tennessee
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
2
2
1
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