Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 173
511
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 172
510
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 98
343
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 97
341
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 89
317
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 41
169
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Windward Islands
41 Families width 298 Species #CDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Windward Islands
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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