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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cape Charles (Northampton County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
16
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
16
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Charles
5 Families width 9 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Charles
8 Genera with 9 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Charles
9 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cape Charles
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
6
7
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