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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Tortuguero (Tortuguero Plains, Costa Rica)


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
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
7
7
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
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Tortuguero
5 Families width 5 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tortuguero
5 Genera with 5 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1860Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tortuguero
5 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Granulose mud crab
Sesarma (Holometopus) dehaani (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Eriocheir japonica De Haan, 1835

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Tortuguero
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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