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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Wakulla Beach (Wakulla County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wakulla Beach
3 Families width 5 Species
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wakulla Beach
4 Genera with 5 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wakulla Beach
5 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Eurypanopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930Ridgeback mud crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Wakulla Beach
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
3
4
5
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