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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Mobile (Mobile County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
26
36
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
26
36
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mobile
6 Families width 13 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mobile
11 Genera with 13 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Carpoporus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1802Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mobile
13 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871Narrowfront rubble crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Micropanope pusilla A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Puffy mud crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Mobile
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
7
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