Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Virginia Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 40
70
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 40
70
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 28
50
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 28
50
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 27
48
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 16
30
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virginia Key
16 Families width 41 Species | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae Dana, 1851 | Urn crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Virginia Key
30 Genera with 41 Species #ACGHLMNOPS
| Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataleptodius Guinot, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorinus Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laminapinnixa McDermott, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parapinnixa Holmes, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pitho Bell, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platylambrus Stimpson, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Podochela Stimpson, 1860 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia Key
41 Species | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | | | Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Flat-browed Crab | | Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 | Redhair Swimming Crab | | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850 | Florida Leptodius | | Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790 | Shorthorn decorator crab | | Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860 | | | Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | Nodose box crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Laminapinnixa miamiensis McDermott, 2014 | | | Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898 | | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825 | Grass Crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790 | Coral clinging crab | | Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871 | | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857 | Furrowed mud crab | | Panopeus packardii J. S. Kingsley, 1879 | | | Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918 | | | Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pitho | | Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872 | Oval urn crab | | Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879 | | | Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Sawtooth elbow crab | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Virginia Key
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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