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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Potomac River (East USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Potomac River
8 Families width 16 Species
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes7SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Potomac River
12 Genera with 16 Species
Cambarus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Faxonius Ortmann, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Potomac River
16 Species
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus pealei Girard, 1852
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Faxonius limosus Rafinesque, 1817American Crayfish
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Orconectes (Crockerinus) obscurus Hagen, 1870Allegheny crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Potomac River
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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