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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Essex (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
44
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
44
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
44
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Essex
12 Families width 20 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19592SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Essex
17 Genera with 20 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocorystes Bell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neorhynchoplax Sakai, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1858Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthilites Bell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsis M’Coy, 18222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Essex
20 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Cyclocorystes pulchellus ♰ Bell, 1858
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Neorhynchoplax bovis Barnard, 1946
Parasesarma catenatum Ortmann, 1897
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Portunites incerta ♰ Bell, 1858
Xanthilites bowerbanki ♰ Bell, 1858
Zanthopsis bispinosa ♰ Bell, 1858
Zanthopsis leachii ♰ Desmarest, 1822

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Essex
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
14
17
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