Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans) and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
List of families for St. Croix 62 Families width 112 Species #AEPCSGBDXNVMLHIOT
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadziidae Karaman, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae Dana, 1851 | Urn crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Monodellidae Taramelli, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for St. Croix 88 Genera with 112 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPSTUVW
| Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1940 | pistol shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | Ampithoe Leach, 1814 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anilocra Leach, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aratus Milne Edwards, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeus Duvernoy, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atya Leach, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachycarpus Bate, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calcinus Dana, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Calocaris Bell, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataleptodius Guinot, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cerataspis Gray, 1828 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobita Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cumella Sars, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eiconaxius Bate, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Elasmopus Costa, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtus Edwards, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epilobocera Stimpson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Garthiope Guinot, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemityphis Claus, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homologenus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphinoe Bate, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Jassa Leach, 1814 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Latreutes Stimpson, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesanthura Barnard, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaniphargus Stephensen, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaphrixus Nierstrasz a..., 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1818 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munida Leach, 1942 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1880 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neogonodactylus Manning, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paguristes Dana, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panulirus White, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parhyale Stebbing, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrochirus Stimpson, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pitho Bell, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyactaea Guinot, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polycheles Heller, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellana Lamarck, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processa Leach, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllarides Gill, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenetrium Haswell, 1881 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Talorchestia Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tethysbaena Wagner, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoarcturus Paul & Menzies, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thor Kingsley, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uroptychus Henderson, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vaunthompsonia Bate, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix 112 Species | Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | Brilliant Red Carid | | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Flat-browed Crab | | Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Banded snapping shrimp | | Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898 | | | Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922) | ⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900 | Dotted snapping shrimp | | Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924 | | | Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940 | Orangetail snapping shrimp | | Anilocra chromis Williams & W..., 1981 | | | Anilocra laticauda H. Milne Edw..., 1840 | | | Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Mangrove Crab | | Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909 | Purplehead gamba prawn | | Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Beach Crab | | Atya innocous Herbst, 1792 | Basket shrimp | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882 | | | Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846 | Two Claw Shrimp | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791) | ⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840 | | Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Blunt-tooth swimming crab | | Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869 | Dana swimcrab | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | Batwing coral crab | | Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850 | Florida Leptodius | | Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787 | Caribbean hermit crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Cumella croixensis | | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | | Eiconaxius caribbaeus Faxon, 1896 | | | Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Variegate spider crab | | Epialtus sulcirostris Stimpson, 1860 | | | Epilobocera sinuatifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1866 | Buruquena | | Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822 | Amphipod | | Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 | Brown shrimp | | Garthiope barbadensis Rathbun, 1921 | Prickly mud crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Glyphocrangon alispina Chace, 1939 | | | Glyphocrangon nobilis A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Glyptoxanthus erosus Stimpson, 1859 | Eroded mud crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Hemityphis tenuimanus Claus, 1879 | | | Heterocarpus cutressi Monterrosa, 1988 | | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852 | Western Atlantic Shrimp | | Homolodromia monstrosa Martin, Chri..., 2001 | | | Homologenus rostratus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952 | | | Iridopagurus reticulatus Garcia-Gomez, 1983 | Reticulated Hermit Crab | | Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972 | | | Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bigclaw river shrimp | | Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857 | | | Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860 | | | Menaethiops portoricensis Rathbun, 1924 | | | Mesanthura crucis Barnard, 1925 | | | Metaniphargus beattyi Shoemaker, 1942 | | | Metaphrixus carolii Nierstrasz &..., 1931 | | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | Red-ridged clinging crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munida miles A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munida sanctipauli Henderson, 1885 | | | Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munida striata Chace, 1942 | | | Munidopsis abbreviata A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munidopsis armata A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munidopsis erinaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munidopsis reynoldsi A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munidopsis sharreri A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Munidopsis sigsbei A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Neogonodactylus oerstedii Hansen, 1895 | Swollen-claw Mantis | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867 | | | Pachygrapsus corrugatus von Martens, 1872 | | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Paguristes grayi Benedict, 1901 | | | Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898 | Caribbean bait prawn | | Panopeus lacustris Desbonne, 1867 | Knotfinger mud crab | | Panulirus guttatus Latreille, 1804 | Guinea Chick Lobster | | Parhyale fascigera Stebbing, 1897 | | | Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant hermit | | Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867 | Broadback urn crab | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Bristled rubble crab | | Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873) | ⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873 | | Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 | | | Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820 | Red Porcelain Crab | | Processa fimbriata Manning & Chace, 1971 | Grass night shrimp | | Scyllarides aequinoctialis Lund, 1793 | Crayfish | | Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949 | | | Synalpheus minus Say, 1818 | Minor snapping shrimp | | Tethysbaena sanctaecrucis Stock, 1976 | | | Thermoarcturus venezuelensis Paul & Menzies, 1971 | | | Thor manningi Chace, 1972 | Manning grass shrimp | | Uroptychus janiceae Baba & Wicksten, 2017 | | | Vaunthompsonia cristata Bate, 1858 | | | Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848 | |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in St. Croix
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