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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Dauphin Island (Mobile County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dauphin Island
5 Families width 5 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dauphin Island
6 Genera with 5 Species
Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dauphin Island
5 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Dauphin Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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