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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Block Island (Washington County, Rhode Island, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
27
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
27
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Block Island
5 Families width 7 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Block Island
5 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Block Island
7 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Block Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
5
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