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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
36
41
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
36
41
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. John
8 Families width 10 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893)Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. John
9 Genera with 10 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epilobocera Stimpson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Paraliomera Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. John
10 Species
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Epilobocera sinuatifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1866Buruquena
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Paraliomera dispar Stimpson, 1871Black coral crab
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in St. John
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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