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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Antigua (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
44
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
44
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antigua
9 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893)Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antigua
16 Genera with 17 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antigua
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871Crevice sculling crab
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Necronectes summus Collins & Do..., 1995
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus herbstii crassa
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Antigua
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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