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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Boston (Accomack County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
10
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Accomack County)
6 Families width 7 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Accomack County)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Accomack County)
7 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Boston (Accomack County)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
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