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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Virginia Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Key
40 Families width 81 Species
#EPSABCGXTDIMHO
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaidae Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Key
70 Genera with 81 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPSTZ
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Alima Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1949pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Anathelges Bonnier, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Asymmetrione Codreanu, Co..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Biffarius Manning & Fe..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chelorchestia Bousfield, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Cloridopsis Manning, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Excorallana Stebbing, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Laminapinnixa McDermott, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Meiosquilla Manning, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Neocallichirus Sakai, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18793SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1878anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Platylambrus Stimpson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosquilla Dana, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Sergio Manning and ..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tethorchestia Bousfield, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Zeuxo Templeton, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Key
81 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Alima hyalina (Leach, 1817)⇒ Alima neptuni Linnaeus, 1768
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Anathelges hyptius Thompson, 1902
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Asymmetrione desultor Markham, 1975Arroyo willow
Biffarius fragilis Biffar, 1970Fragile ghost shrimp
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Cloridopsis dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Excorallana sexticornis Richardson, 1901
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Laminapinnixa miamiensis McDermott, 2014
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Meiosquilla tricarinata Holthuis, 1941
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Neocallichirus grandimana Gibbes, 1850Bighand ghost shrimp
Neocallichirus rathbunae Schmitt, 1935
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pagurus maclaughlinae Garcia-Gomez, 1982McLaughlin's Hermit Crab
Pagurus marshi Benedict, 1901
Pagurus stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Panopeus packardii J. S. Kingsley, 1879
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Parapinnixa hendersoni Rathbun, 1918
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Sawtooth elbow crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Processa bermudensis Rankin, 1900Bermuda night shrimp
Pseudosquilla ciliata Fabricius, 1787Checkered-eye Mantis
Sergio trilobata Biffar, 1970
Sphaeroma exosphaeroma Boone, 1918
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951Hop
Zeuxo (Parazeuxo) kurilensis Kussakin and..., 1974Tanaidacean

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Virginia Key
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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70
81
Families
Genera
Species

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