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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Potomac River (East USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Potomac River
3 Families width 4 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Potomac River
4 Genera with 4 Species
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Potomac River
4 Species
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Potomac River
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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