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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Summerland Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Summerland Key
5 Families width 6 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Summerland Key
6 Genera with 6 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Summerland Key
6 Species
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783Batwing coral crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Summerland Key
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
5
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