Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 72
189
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
116
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 32
109
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 8
21
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for US Virgin Islands
8 Families width 33 Species
Genera for US Virgin Islands
21 Genera with 33 Species #ACGLMOPSTU
| Aratus Milne Edwards, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1853 | | 2 | 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 | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthotheres Sakai, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1880 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ucides Rathbun, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
33 Species | Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Mangrove Crab | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh 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 | | Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895 | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898 | | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Mud Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Orthotheres barbatus Desbonne, 1867 | | | Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872 | | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Antillean stilt crab | | Palicus angustus Rathbun, 1897 | | | Palicus depressus Rathbun, 1897 | | | Palicus floridanus Rathbun, 1918 | Lance-tipped Darner | | Palicus rathbuni A. Milne-Edw..., 1899 | | | Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Winged stilt crab | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Pinnotheres shoemakeri Rathbun, 1918 | | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914 | | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler | | Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | Swamp ghost crab |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
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