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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Sitka Sound (Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
28
40
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
28
40
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sitka Sound
5 Families width 9 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sitka Sound
6 Genera with 9 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sitka Sound
9 Species
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860Blackclaw crestleg crab
Pinnixa schmitti Rathbun, 1918Schmitt pea crab
Pinnixa tubicola Holmes, 1894Tube-dwelling pea crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Sitka Sound
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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