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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cape May County (New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
99
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
99
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
53
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
40
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape May County
12 Families width 26 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape May County
21 Genera with 26 Species
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Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18573SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape May County
26 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus lacustris Desbonne, 1867Knotfinger mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cape May County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
14
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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