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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Skagit County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
46
66
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
45
65
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
16
30
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
30
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
30
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Skagit County
5 Families width 8 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Skagit County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Skagit County
8 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860Blackclaw crestleg crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Skagit County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
7
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