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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
47
72
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
47
72
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
53
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
53
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
45
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mobile County
12 Families width 25 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mobile County
21 Genera with 25 Species
#ACEHLMOPRS
Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Carpoporus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1986Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1802Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mobile County
25 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871Narrowfront rubble crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Menippe adina Williams & F..., 1986Gulf stone crab
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
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Persephona mediterranea Herbst, 1794Mottled purse crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Mobile County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
17
19
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