Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Galveston County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 63
93
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 63
93
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 41
64
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 41
64
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 36
52
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 17
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 14
22
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Galveston County
14 Families width 38 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Galveston County
22 Genera with 38 Species #ACEFHLMOPSU
| Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1898 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1966 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frevillea A. Milne-Edw..., 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombila H. Milne Edw..., 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galveston County
38 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | Dwarf crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869 | Flat mud crab | | Eurypanopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930 | Ridgeback mud crab | | Frevillea hirsuta Borradaile, 1916 | Tufted broadface crab | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900 | | | Menippe adina Williams & F..., 1986 | Gulf stone crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968 | | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933 | | | Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931 | Pink purse crab | | Persephona mediterranea Herbst, 1794 | Mottled purse crab | | Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purse Crab | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Pseudorhombila guinotae Hernández-Ag..., 1982 | Handsome Clubtail | | Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817 | Heavy marsh crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Galveston County
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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