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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Digby County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
52
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
51
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Digby County
5 Families width 8 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Digby County
6 Genera with 8 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Digby County
8 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Digby County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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