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Infraorder Brachyura - True Crabs

Yellowline Arrow Crab - Stenorhynchus seticornis Fiddler crab from salt flats in marsh - Uca longisignalis Uca minax - male Megalops Unknown crab - Cardisoma guanhumi Mangrove Tree Crab - Aratus pisonii White-tipped Mud Crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Brachyura (True Crabs)
Explanation of Names
From Greek, meaning short tail.
Author: Latreille, 1802
Internet References
Arthro.info.org.
Wikipedia.
Crustacea.net.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 24 November, 2009 - 3:28am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 21 June, 2010 - 10:43am

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