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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Isle of Portland (Dorsetshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
19
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Isle of Portland
8 Families width 17 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Isle of Portland
12 Genera with 17 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Portland
17 Species
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus, 1758Angular crab
Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858Three-pronged Sea-spider
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Pilumnus acer Rathbun, 1923Long-spined Hairy-crab
Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761Bristly crab
Pilumnus monilifera Haswell, 1882Beaded Hairy-crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Isle of Portland
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
12
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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