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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
151
346
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
345
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
160
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
134
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
56
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
54
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
25 Families width 81 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CPSXGMOEIDVHL
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
54 Genera with 81 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPRSTUVZ
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinus Rathbun, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Falconoplax Van Straelen, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Neopanope A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18694SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Pterocarcinus Blow, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Tetraxanthus Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab6SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
81 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Bathynectes longispina Stimpson, 1871Bathyal swimming crab
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Chasmocarcinus robertsi Blow & Bailey, 1992
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Dissodactylus mellitae Rathbun, 1900Sand-dollar pea crab
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Ethusa microphthalma Smith, 1881Broadback sumo crab
Ethusina abyssicola Smith, 1884Abyssal sumo crab
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Euprognatha ricei Blow, 2003
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hepatus bottomsi Blow, 2003
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Ilyoplax dentata Ward, 1933
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus dissimilis (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Eurypanopeus dissimilis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Persephona niemeyeri Blow, 2003
Persephona rodesae Blow, 2003
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa retinens M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Pterocarcinus baileyi Blow, 2003
Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, 1871Dartnose pear crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Spinolambrus fraterculus Stimpson, 1871
Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871
Stenocionops dyeri Blow, 2003
Tetraxanthus bidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Cornered Mud Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Virginia
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
40
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
14
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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