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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Western Macedonia (Northern Greece, Greece)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Western Macedonia
3 Families width 4 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Macedonia
4 Genera with 4 Species
Carcinus Leach, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 17851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Macedonia
4 Species
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847Mediterranean Green Crab
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1793Marbled crab
Potamon fluviatile (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Potamon potamios Olivier, 1804

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Western Macedonia
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
3
4
4
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