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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Esmeraldas (Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
17
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Esmeraldas
7 Families width 15 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Esmeraldas
13 Genera with 15 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypolobocera Ortmann, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1843Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Esmeraldas
15 Species
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Dissodactylus xantusi Glassell, 1936
Eriphia granulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Beaded crab
Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hypolobocera aequatorialis Ortmann, 1897
Hypolobocera rathbuni Pretzmann, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Esmeraldas
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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