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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Mercer County (New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
16
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (New Jersey)
6 Families width 8 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (New Jersey)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (New Jersey)
8 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Mercer County (New Jersey)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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