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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Aberdeenshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
77
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
51
77
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
42
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
24
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
36
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aberdeenshire
9 Families width 22 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aberdeenshire
13 Genera with 22 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aberdeenshire
22 Species
Atelecyclus heterodon (Leach, 1815)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus septemdentatus White, 1857
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch´s nut crab
Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777Pennant´s nut crab
Geryon tridens (Herbst, 1803)⇒ Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Aberdeenshire
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
13
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org