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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Walton County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
53
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
52
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
21
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walton County (Florida)
8 Families width 14 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walton County (Florida)
12 Genera with 14 Species
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walton County (Florida)
14 Species
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cataleptodius occidentalis Stimpson, 1871
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Xanthias leptodius

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Walton County (Florida)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
12
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