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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Ascension Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
57
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
57
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension Parish
8 Families width 11 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension Parish
11 Genera with 11 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1898Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carpoporus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Harpactocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension Parish
11 Species
Actaea bifrons Rathbun, 1898Areolate rubble crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871Narrowfront rubble crab
Harpactocarcinus americanus M. J. Rathbun, 1928
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879Shortspine hairy crab
Pseudomedaeus agassizi A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Rough rubble crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Ascension Parish
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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