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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Elliott Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elliott Key
7 Families width 12 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elliott Key
11 Genera with 12 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Banareia A. Milne-Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1859Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Myropsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elliott Key
12 Species
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Banareia palmeri Rathbun, 1894Hoary rubble crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871Fivespine purse crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Elliott Key
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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