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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1694
5120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
364
1688
5117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
808
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
799
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
742
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
71
426
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
63
398
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
63 Families width 1363 Species and 21 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab33SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 196415SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs85SpeciesTaxom
Eriphiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ethusidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 187114SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183834SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185137SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs44SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab37SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192964SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs98SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs53SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs44SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181926SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19874SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs55SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19779SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab110SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 190016SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893173SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185131SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 183568SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185316SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs98SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19592SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Northern South America
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
52
330
1097
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
68
266
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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