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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
271
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
50
254
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
207
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
3 Families width 7 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocancer Beurlen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
7 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cyclocancer tuberculatus Beurlen, 1958
Tasadia tuberculatus
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion pezzutoi Tavares & Melo, 2005

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cancroidea at artfakta.se
Cancroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Cancroidea at dyntaxa.se
Cancroidea at itis.gov
Cancroidea at marinespecies.org