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Checklist for Family Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 (demon-faced crabs)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
201
606
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
200
604
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
306
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
92
302
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
275
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
166
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
147
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
120
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dorippoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDorippidae ♰
MacLeay, 1838
Demon-faced crabs, Sumo crabs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
2 Genera with 5 Species
Ethusa Roux, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
5 Species
Ethusa americana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Stalkeye sumo crab
Ethusa microphthalma Smith, 1881Broadback sumo crab
Ethusa tenuipes Rathbun, 1897Spiketoe sumo crab
Ethusina abyssicola Smith, 1884Abyssal sumo crab
Ethusina talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1897


Links, sources and further information
Dorippidae at biodiversity.org.au
Dorippidae at gbif.org
Dorippidae at irmng.org
Dorippidae at itis.gov
Dorippidae at marinespecies.org