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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Northern Gulf Islands (Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Gulf Islands
5 Families width 9 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 20080SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Gulf Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbis Richards, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Gulf Islands
9 Species
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Pinnixa faba Dana, 1851Large pea crab
Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894Gaper pea crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Northern Gulf Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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