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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Santa Cruz (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
45
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
34
45
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
20
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
20
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
9 Families width 17 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
14 Genera with 17 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18342SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
17 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus bermudensis (J. E. Benedi..., 1891)⇒ Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr County)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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