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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Kent County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
23
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
23
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kent County (Delaware)
6 Families width 10 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kent County (Delaware)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent County (Delaware)
10 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Kent County (Delaware)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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