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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
43
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
43
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Castle County
8 Families width 13 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Castle County
11 Genera with 13 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Castle County
13 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in New Castle County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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