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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
70
105
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
70
105
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
33
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
33
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
33
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ayrshire
8 Families width 21 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ayrshire
13 Genera with 21 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ayrshire
21 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777Pennant´s nut crab
Ebalia tumefacta Montagu, 1808Bryer's Nut Crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790Furrowed Crab
Xantho (Micropanope) couchi Bouvier, 1940

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Ayrshire
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
12
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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