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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
89
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
89
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
71
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
71
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
63
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
36
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
33
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Pierce
6 Families width 12 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Pierce
11 Genera with 12 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Pierce
12 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Austinixa cristata Rathbun, 1900Cristate pea crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Dissodactylus mellitae Rathbun, 1900Sand-dollar pea crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892Mangrove Crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Fort Pierce
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org