Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region World Oceans
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 442
2839
10549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 439
2830
10522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 175
1346
6033 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 172
1333
5957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 162
1262
5531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 83
659
1926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for World Oceans
83 Families width 1926 Species and 24 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crossotonotidae Moosa & Serène, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galenidae Alcock, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 122 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Orithyiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 231 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progeryonidae Å tevÄić..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 263 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in World Oceans
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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