Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County, California, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 43
66
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 43
66
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 22
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 22
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 22
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 10
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Santa Cruz (California)
10 Families width 20 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Santa Cruz (California)
17 Genera with 20 Species | Callinectes Stimpson, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataleptodius Guinot, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latulambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopus Rathbun, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pugettia Dana, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Randallia Stimpson, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleon Gistel, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyra Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodius Stimpson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Santa Cruz (California)
20 Species | Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863 | Arched swimming crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Cataleptodius occidentalis Stimpson, 1871 | | | Latulambrus occidentalis Dana, 1854 | Sandflat Elbow Crab | | Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877 | California Fiddler Crab | | Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897 | Yellow Crab | | Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852 | Graceful Crab | | Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852 | Californian Crab | | Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835 | | | Opisthopus transversus Rathbun, 1893 | Mottled pea crab | | Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877 | Dwarf Crab | | Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894 | Western pea crab | | Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Armed box crab | | Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860 | Xantus swimming crab | | Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Randallia ornata Randall, 1840 | Globose sand crab | | Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856 | Brown rock crab | | Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900 | | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab | | Xanthodius sternberghii Stimpson, 1859 | |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Santa Cruz (California)
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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