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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
22
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
22
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guayas
15 Families width 31 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guayas
26 Genera with 31 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1853Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Daira De Haan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurodon Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eurytium Stimpson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1843Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18773SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Randallia Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1902Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guayas
31 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cataleptodius taboganus Rathbun, 1912
Daira ecuadorensis
Eriphia squamata Stimpson, 1860Lumpy Claw Crab
Ethusa panamensis Finnegan, 1931
Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924
Eurytium tristani Rathbun, 1906
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Macrocoeloma villosum Bell, 1835
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus bermudensis (J. E. Benedi..., 1891)⇒ Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus planus (Smith, 1869)⇒ Eurypanopeus planus Smith, 1869
Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Pitho sexdentata Bell, 1835
Randallia bulligera Rathbun, 1898
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab
Williamstimpsonia stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Xanthodius sternberghii Stimpson, 1859

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Guayas
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
16
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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