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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
460
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
183
457
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
138
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
131
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
117
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
53
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
51
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
21 Families width 64 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CPGOMIDVEXLS
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
51 Genera with 64 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUZ
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinus Rathbun, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Daira De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemera Davie, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Meriola Davie, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Neopanope A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18693SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Randallia Stimpson, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
64 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroralus
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Chasmocarcinus mississipiensis Rathbun, 1931Roughwrist soft crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Daira speciosa Reuss, 1871
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Ethusa microphthalma Smith, 1881Broadback sumo crab
Ethusina abyssicola Smith, 1884Abyssal sumo crab
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Gelasimus pugilator Stimpson, 1862
Geryon quinquedens (Smith, 1879)⇒ Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Neopanope texana sayi (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa cylindrica Say, 1818
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Pinnotheres ostreum (Say, 1817)⇒ Zaops ostreus Say, 1817
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
37
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
14
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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