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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Vero Beach (Indian River County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Vero Beach
8 Families width 9 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vero Beach
9 Genera with 9 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1859Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vero Beach
9 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916Thinlip jewelbox crab
Pseudomedaeus distinctus Rathbun, 1898Armed rubble crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Vero Beach
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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