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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
189
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
185
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
167
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
96
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
90
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
30 Families width 158 Species
#LPMISGCXEDOHT
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab20SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 189312SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
90 Genera with 158 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTU
Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Acantholobulus Felder & Martin, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ala Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Anisonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callidactylus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Camptophallus Smalley, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Daira De Haan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Daldorfia M. J. Rathbun, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Epilobocera Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Frevillea A. Milne-Edw..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsus Smith, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Leucosilia Bell, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1879Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Metasesarma H. Milne Edw..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metopocarcinus Stimpson, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Myropsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18608SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Platychirograpsus De Man, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Poppiana Bott, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18934SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusa Saussure, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Ptychophallus Smalley, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Raddaus Pretzmann, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19073SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tehuana Rodríguez & ..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Temnonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tetraxanthus Rathbun, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylus Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab16SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
158 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819Spiny-handed Portunus
Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871
Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Anisonotus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Anomalothir furcillatus Stimpson, 1871
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Arenaeus bidens (Smith, 1869)⇒ Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Callidactylus asper Stimpson, 1871Spurfinger purse crab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes dubia (Kingsley, 1879)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Camptophallus botti Smalley, 1965
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cataleptodius taboganus Rathbun, 1912
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Collodes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Daira americana Stimpson, 1860American pebble crab
Daldorfia garthi (Glassell, 1940)⇒ Daldorfia trigona A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Daldorfia glasselli Garth, 1958
Daldorfia trigona A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Garth elbow crab
Dissodactylus lockingtoni Glassell, 1935
Epilobocera (Sinuatifrons) haytensis Rathbun, 1893
Eriphia squamata Stimpson, 1860Lumpy Claw Crab
Ethusa ciliatifrons Faxon, 1893
Ethusa lata Rathbun, 1894Oxystomatous crabs
Ethusa microphthalma Smith, 1881Broadback sumo crab
Ethusa panamensis Finnegan, 1931
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Eurypanopeus planus Smith, 1869
Eurypanopeus transversus Stimpson, 1860
Frevillea hirsuta Borradaile, 1916Tufted broadface crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus gibbosus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Gelasimus heterophthalmus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Glyptograpsus impressus Smith, 1870
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Hexapanopeus nicaraguensis Rathbun, 1904
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Iliacantha sparsa Stimpson, 1871Shouldered purse crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Leiolambrus punctatissimus Owen, 1839
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leucosilia jurinii Saussure, 1853
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Menippe frontalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Metasesarma rubripes Rathbun, 1897
Metopocarcinus concavatus Crane, 1947
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871Fivespine purse crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Notolopas lamellatus Stimpson, 1871
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Panopeus bermudensis (J. E. Benedi..., 1891)⇒ Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus boekei Rathbun, 1915
Panopeus chilensis H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Panopeus dissimilis (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Eurypanopeus dissimilis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus planus (Smith, 1869)⇒ Eurypanopeus planus Smith, 1869
Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Granulose mud crab
Panopeus transversus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Eurypanopeus transversus Stimpson, 1860
Persephona lichtensteinii Leach, 1817
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Platychirograpsus spectabilis De Man, 1896Saber crab
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab
Poppiana dentata Randall, 1840
Portunus (Achelous) floridanus (M. J. Rathbun, 1930)⇒ Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Potamocarcinus armatus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Potamocarcinus magnus Rathbun, 1896
Potamocarcinus nicaraguensis Rathbun, 1893
Potamocarcinus richmondi Rathbun, 1893
Pseudothelphusa botti (Smalley, 1965)⇒ Camptophallus botti Smalley, 1965
Pseudothelphusa orestrius (Smalley, 1965)⇒ Raddaus orestrius Smalley, 1965
Pseudothelphusa richmondi (Rathbun, 1893)⇒ Potamocarcinus richmondi Rathbun, 1893
Ptychophallus tumimanus umimanus Rat..., 1898
Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, 1871Dartnose pear crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Raddaus orestrius Smalley, 1965
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Rochinia vesicularis Rathbun, 1907
Sesarma sulcatum Smith, 1870
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Sylviocarcinus piriformis Pretzmann, 1968
Tehuana veracruzana Rodríguez & ..., 1969
Temnonotus granulosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace, 1939Inflated Mud Crab
Trichodactylus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1893
Tumidotheres orcutti Rathbun, 1918
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
69
105
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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