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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Falkland Islands (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
297
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
120
295
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
27
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falkland Islands
6 Families width 10 Species
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falkland Islands
9 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthocyclus Milne Edward..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodius Guérin, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Peltarion Hombron & Ja..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falkland Islands
10 Species
Acanthocyclus albatrossis Rathbun, 1898
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Eurypodius latreillei Guérin, 1828
Eurypodius latreillii Guérin, 1825
Halicarcinus planatus Fabricius, 1775
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Falkland Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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