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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Eastern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
66
100
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
65
99
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
20
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
20
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
19
29
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Ontario
5 Families width 10 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Ontario
9 Genera with 10 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
10 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
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
8
9
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