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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
186
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
186
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
132
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
132
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
62
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tobago
25 Families width 79 Species and 1 Subspecies
#EPSXCGOMDHLTI
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192913SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tobago
61 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCEGHILMOPSWX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Banareia A. Milne-Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epixanthus Heller, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eudaniela Pretzmann, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Guinotia Pretzmann, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mimilambrus Williams, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18326SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Orthotheres Sakai, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusa Saussure, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Armases roberti H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Austinixa gorei Manning & Fe..., 1989Gore pea crab
Austinixa hardyi Heard & Manning, 1997
Banareia palmeri Rathbun, 1894Hoary rubble crab
Calappa springeri Rathbun, 1931
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783Batwing coral crab
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Chlorodiella longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1834Longhand rubble crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epixanthus tenuidactylos Lockington, 1877
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Ethusa truncata A. Milne-Edw..., 1899Truncate sumo crab
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860Lobate mud crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinotia (Guinotia) dentata Latreille, 1825Cirique
Hepatus fasciatus (Latreille, 1803)⇒ Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871Longfinger purse crab
Leptodius floridanus (Gibbes, 1850)⇒ Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mimilambrus wileyi Williams, 1979Ponysfoot
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax (Mithraculus) sculptus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax verrucosa
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Orthotheres strombi Rathbun, 1905Conch pea crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus dissimilis (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Eurypanopeus dissimilis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758Purse Crab
Pilumnus holosericus Rathbun, 1898Roseate hairy crab
Pilumnus pannosus Rathbun, 1896Beaded hairy crab
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Platypodiella spectabilis Herbst, 1794Gaudy clown crab
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Sesarma (Holometopus) rectum Randall, 1840
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848
Xanthodius sternberghii Stimpson, 1859

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Tobago
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
47
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
14
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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