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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Melbourne Beach (Brevard County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
11
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
11
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melbourne Beach
5 Families width 9 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melbourne Beach
8 Genera with 9 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Myropsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne Beach
9 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871Fivespine purse crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758Purse Crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Melbourne Beach
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
8
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