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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Buzzards Bay (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
42
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
41
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buzzards Bay
9 Families width 14 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buzzards Bay
12 Genera with 14 Species
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buzzards Bay
14 Species
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Buzzards Bay
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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