animal order - the order of animals

brachyuran - typical crabs

crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

genus Menippe, Menippe - stone crabs

Cancridae, family Cancridae - many of the best known edible crabs

family Portunidae, Portunidae - swimming crabs

genus Uca, Uca - fiddler crabs

family Pinnotheridae, Pinnotheridae - tiny soft-bodied crabs

family Lithodidae, Lithodidae - deep-sea crabs of cold waters

family Majidae, Majidae - spider crabs

Reptantia, suborder Reptantia - lobsters; crabs