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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
50
62
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
62
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
23
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
8 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
10 Genera with 13 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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