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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Seal Beach (Orange County, California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
13
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
13
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seal Beach
7 Families width 10 Species
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seal Beach
8 Genera with 10 Species
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seal Beach
10 Species
Heterocrypta occidentalis Dana, 1854Sandflat elbow crab
Lophopanopeus leucomanus Lockington, 1877Knobknee crestleg crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Paraxanthias taylori Stimpson, 1861Lumpy rubble crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Seal Beach
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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