Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
66
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 22
39
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 20
37
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 6
10
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Croix
6 Families width 15 Species
Genera for St. Croix
10 Genera with 15 Species | Aratus Milne Edwards, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix
15 Species | Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Mangrove Crab | | Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Beach Crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872 | | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in St. Croix
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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