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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
41
73
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
73
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
52
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
52
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
45
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maranhão
10 Families width 30 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maranhão
24 Genera with 30 Species
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Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1958Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocancer Beurlen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dilocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 17831SpeciesTaxom
Eurytium Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Goyazana Bott, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Holoplites Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1802Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maranhão
30 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa circularis Beurlen, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cyclocancer tuberculatus ♰ Beurlen, 1958
Dilocarcinus septemdentatus Herbst, 1783
Eurytium limosum Say, 1818Broadback mud crab
Goyazana castelnaui H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Hepatus gronovii Holthuis, 1959
Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Holoplites armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Panopeus americanus Saussure, 1857Narrowback mud crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Sylviocarcinus pictus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Maranhão
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
15
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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