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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cayenne (French Guiana)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
61
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
61
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
46
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
46
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
41
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cayenne
15 Families width 29 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cayenne
23 Genera with 29 Species
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Achelous De Haan, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Fredius Pretzmann, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Kingsleya Ortmann, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lithadia Bell, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayenne
29 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Chaceon eldorado Manning & Ho..., 1989
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915
Fredius denticulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Kingsleya latifrons Randall, 1840
Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901White elbow crab
Lithadia cumingii Bell, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Persephona finneganae Rathbun, 1931
Potamocarcinus (Kingsleya) latifrons Randall, 1840
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Trichodactylus panoplus von Martens, 1869

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cayenne
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
18
23
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