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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
41
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
33
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
31
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
30
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Alaska
6 Families width 11 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gulf of Alaska
10 Genera with 11 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab2SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Orbitoplax Tucker & Fel..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1858
Swimming crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Alaska
11 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Orbitoplax plafkeri Tucker, 1990
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894Western pea crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Gulf of Alaska
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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