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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
69
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
68
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
51
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
51
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Denton County
11 Families width 21 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Denton County
19 Genera with 21 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinus Bell, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonecrocarcinus Förster, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denton County
21 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Necrocarcinus texensis Rathbun, 1935
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Denton County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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