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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Columbus County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
30
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
30
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Columbus County
6 Families width 9 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Columbus County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Columbus County
9 Species
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Chaceon fenneri Manning & Ho..., 1984Golden crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Columbus County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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