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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Androscoggin County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
81
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
61
80
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Androscoggin County
7 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Androscoggin County
9 Genera with 10 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Androscoggin County
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Androscoggin County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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