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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
55
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
55
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
19
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Virginia)
9 Families width 20 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Virginia)
15 Genera with 20 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Neopanope A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18343SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Virginia)
20 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus dissimilis (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Eurypanopeus dissimilis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Middlesex County (Virginia)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
11
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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