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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
48
65
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
48
65
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
15
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New London County
6 Families width 12 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New London County
9 Genera with 12 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New London County
12 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in New London County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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