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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Port Aransas (Nueces County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
47
73
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
47
73
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
28
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Aransas
17 Families width 38 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Aransas
28 Genera with 38 Species
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Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nanoplax Guinot, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Raymanninus Ng, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Speocarcinus Stimpson, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Aransas
38 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Eurypanopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930Ridgeback mud crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930Knobbed mud crab
Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901White elbow crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Micropanope sculptipes Stimpson, 1871Sculptured mud crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Nanoplax xanthiformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Rough squareback crab
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pilumnus pannosus Rathbun, 1896Beaded hairy crab
Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897Say's Pilumnus
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924Needlenose pear crab
Raymanninus schmitti Rathbun, 1931Sharpoar swimming crab
Speocarcinus lobatus Guinot, 1969Gulf Squareback Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Port Aransas
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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