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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Prince Edward Island (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
110
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
74
109
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
49
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince Edward Island
13 Families width 22 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward Island
19 Genera with 22 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Telmessus White, 18121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Island
22 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
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Halicarcinus planatus Fabricius, 1775
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Telmessus cheiragonus Tilesius, 1812Bristly Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Prince Edward Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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