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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Freeport (Brazoria County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
23
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
23
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Freeport (Brazoria County)
13 Families width 24 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Freeport (Brazoria County)
18 Genera with 24 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Oxyrhynchaxius Parisi, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1860anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Speocarcinus Stimpson, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Freeport (Brazoria County)
24 Species
Alpheopsis harperi Wicksten, 1984Coast range false bindweed
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Leptochela bermudensis Gurney, 1939Bermuda comb shrimp
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Ovalipes floridanus Hay & Shore, 1918Florida lady crab
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) iridescens Lebour, 1949Iridescent shrimp
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931Pink purse crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Speocarcinus lobatus Guinot, 1969Gulf Squareback Crab
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma serratum A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Serrate arrow shrimp

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Freeport (Brazoria County)
InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAxiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
4
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pleocyemata at artfakta.se
Pleocyemata at biodiversity.org.au
Pleocyemata at dyntaxa.se
Pleocyemata at itis.gov
Pleocyemata at marinespecies.org