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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Penobscot County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
66
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
65
88
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Penobscot County
9 Families width 14 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Penobscot County
11 Genera with 14 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penobscot County
14 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Penobscot County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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