Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Water Island (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 14
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 14
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 11
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 11
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 11
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 7
9
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Water Island
7 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Water Island
9 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Water Island
13 Species | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825 | Grass Crab | | Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | Red-ridged clinging crab | | Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871 | | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Pilumnus caribaeus Desbonne, 1867 | Coarsespine hairy crab | | Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879 | Shortspine hairy crab | | Pilumnus holosericus Rathbun, 1898 | Roseate hairy crab | | Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Bristled rubble crab | | Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860 | Scarlet mime crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Water Island
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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