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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
271
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
50
254
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
49 Families width 571 Species and 10 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19800SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185122SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab21SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192931SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs36SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181912SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab66SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 189324SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185116SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 183541SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185310SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs28SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Brazil
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
207
452
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
47
119
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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