Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 173
511
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 172
510
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 98
343
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 97
341
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 89
317
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 41
169
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 34
154
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Windward Islands
34 Families width 278 Species #CEGHILMOPSTVX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Windward Islands
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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