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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
40
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
40
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
21
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
20
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alajuela
11 Families width 14 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893)Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838)Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alajuela
14 Genera with 14 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Fredius Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusa Saussure, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptychophallus Smalley, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
14 Species
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Fredius convexa Rathbun, 1898
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
Potamocarcinus magnus Rathbun, 1896
Ptychophallus tristani Rathbun, 1896
Ptychophallus tumimanus umimanus Rat..., 1898
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Alajuela
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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