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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
159
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
159
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
104
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
104
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
98
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Equatorial Guinea
7 Families width 21 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae (Whiteaves, 1874)3SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
12 Genera with 21 Species
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19564SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
21 Species
Cancellus parfaiti A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galathea wolffi Miyake & Baba, 1970
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Munida benguela de Saint Lau..., 1988
Munida curvimana A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munida speciosa von Martens, 1878
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis rostrata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Pachycheles barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes cessacii A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Petrolisthes marginatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes monodi Chace, 1956

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
4
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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