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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Guysborough County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
49
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guysborough County
8 Families width 12 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guysborough County
8 Genera with 12 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1956pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guysborough County
12 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901Acadian Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Guysborough County
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
3
3
4
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