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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Key
16 Families width 41 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Key
30 Genera with 41 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Laminapinnixa McDermott, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18793SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Platylambrus Stimpson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Key
41 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Laminapinnixa miamiensis McDermott, 2014
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Panopeus packardii J. S. Kingsley, 1879
Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879
Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Sawtooth elbow crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Virginia Key
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
23
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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