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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cat Island (Bahamas)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cat Island
4 Families width 7 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cat Island
6 Genera with 7 Species
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cat Island
7 Species
Austinixa behreae Manning & Fe..., 1989
Austinixa chacei Wass, 1955Chace pea crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cat Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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