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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
54 Families width 925 Species and 10 Subspecies
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Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab34SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Carcineretidae Beurlen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs60SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183830SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs37SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab35SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192951SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs47SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs35SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs31SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181929SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs41SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab95SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 189328SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185137SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20043SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18355SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18538SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs114SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19590SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Caribbean
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
43
328
724
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
59
201
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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