Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Union Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 41
60
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 41
60
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 25
42
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 25
42
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 22
37
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
20
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Union Parish
12 Families width 20 Species | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Union Parish
20 Genera with 20 Species | Achelous De Haan, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aepinus Rathbun, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinus Rathbun, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1771 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucratodes A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melybia Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropanope Stimpson, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopolius Stevcic, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocionops Desmarest, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Union Parish
20 Species | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Aepinus septemspinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Chasmocarcinus cylindricus Rathbun, 1901 | Smoothwrist soft crab | | Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | | Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771 | Redeye sponge crab | | Eucratodes agassizii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Dirtytooth Mud Crab | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871 | Delicate coral crab | | Micropanope pusilla A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Puffy mud crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Pilumnus floridanus Stimpson, 1871 | Plumed hairy crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898 | | | Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791 | Furcate spider crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Union Parish
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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