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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
40
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
40
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ocean County
5 Families width 6 Species
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ocean County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ocean County
6 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Ocean County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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