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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Wake County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
53
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
53
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
16
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
16
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
15
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wake County
4 Families width 6 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wake County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wake County
6 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Myra brevimana Alcock, 1896
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Wake County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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