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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
27
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
6 Families width 113 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster25SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187919SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes6SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes16SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae (de Saint Lau..., 1988)Reef lobsters8SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 188539SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
27 Genera with 113 Species
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Acanthacaris Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Astacoides Guérin-Ménev..., 186510SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1841Crayfish4SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies4SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1862Reef lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Eunephrops S. I. Smith, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Faxonius Ortmann, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 200639SpeciesTaxom
Homarinus Kornfield, W..., 17921SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Hoplometopus Holthuis, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Hoploparia Mccoy, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 19906SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pontastacus Bott, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastochelopsis Bruce, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Thymopides Burukovsky &..., 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
113 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888Prickly deep-sea lobster
Astacoides betsileoensis Petit, 1923Orambanonga
Astacoides caldwelli Bate, 1865Orana mena
Astacoides crosnieri Hobbs, 1987Orampotoka
Astacoides granulimanus Monod & Petit, 1929Orandambo
Astacoides hobbsi Boyko, 2005Orapotsy
Astacoides madagascarensis H. Milne-Edw..., 1839Madagascar Freshwater Crayfish
Astacoides madagascariensis A. Milne Edw..., 1839
Astacoides madagascariensis brevirostris Monod & Petit, 1929
Astacoides petiti Hobbs, 1987Orambato
Astacoides spinifer (Heller, 1865)⇒ Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865
Astacus (Pontastacus) leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)⇒ Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus madagascariensis Audouin & Mi..., 1841
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) prolixus Villalobos &..., 1981Tube pea crab
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) robustus Girard, 1852Big water crayfish
Cherax albidus Keable, 1936Yabby
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus laevis Clark, 1941Richards Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) occidentalis Randall, 1840Hairy reef lobster
Enoplometopus antillensis Lüken, 1865Atlantic reef lobster
Enoplometopus callistus Intès & Le L..., 1970
Enoplometopus debelius Holthuis, 1983Debelius reef lobster
Enoplometopus holthuisi Gordon, 1968Bullseye reef lobster
Enoplometopus pictus Milne-Edwards, 1862
Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866Freshwater cray
Euastacus urospinosus Riek, 1956Maleny Crayfish
Euastacus yanga Morgan, 1997Southern Lobster
Eunephrops cadenasi Chace, 1939Scullptured lobster
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens Cottle, 1863Digger crayfish
Faxonius limosus Rafinesque, 1817American Crayfish
Glyphea alexandri Taylor, 1979
Glyphea arborinsularis Etheridge, Jr., 1917
Glyphea australensis Feldmann, 1993
Glyphea bathonica De Ferry, 1865
Glyphea bohemica Fritsch, 1887
Glyphea calloviensis H. Woods, 1927
Glyphea carteri Bell, 1863
Glyphea christeyi Feldmann, 1999
Glyphea crassa Oppel, 1861
Glyphea cretacea Mccoy, 1854
Glyphea damesi Garassino, 2001
Glyphea eureka Damborenea, 1987
Glyphea foresti Feldmann, 2002
Glyphea garasbaaensis Garassino, 2008
Glyphea georgianus Taylor, 1979
Glyphea gussmanni Schutze, 1907
Glyphea hennigi Beurlen, 1933
Glyphea jeletzkyi R. M. Feldmann, 1980
Glyphea liasina von Meyer, 1840
Glyphea lyrica Blake, 1876
Glyphea michelae C. Schweitzer, 2001
Glyphea muensteri Voltz, 1835
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Glyphea prestwichi H. Woods, 1929
Glyphea pseudoscyllarus Schlotheim, 1822
Glyphea regleyana Desmarest, 1822
Glyphea reticulata Feldmann, 1997
Glyphea rigoi Garassino, 2000
Glyphea robusta R. M. Feldmann, 1980
Glyphea rostrata Phillips, 1829
Glyphea stiwelli R. Feldmann, 1993
Glyphea tomesi Woodward, 1868
Glyphea tonelloi Garassino, 1997
Glyphea tricarinata Garassino, 1996
Glyphea udressieri V. Myer, 1840
Glyphea vectensis H. Woods, 1927
Glyphea viohli Polz, 2000
Glyphea willetti Woodward, 1878
Glyphea yoshiakii Kato, 2006
Homarinus capensis Herbst, 1792Cape lobster
Homarus capensis (Herbst, 1792)⇒ Homarinus capensis Herbst, 1792
Homarus dentatus
Homarus edwardsi
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hoplometopus antillensis (Lütken, 1865)⇒ Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Hoplometopus holthuisi (Gordon, 1968)⇒ Enoplometopus holthuisi Gordon, 1968
Hoploparia collignoni Van Straelen, 1949
Hoploparia intermedia Secretan, 1964
Hoploparia pusilla Secretan, 1964
Hoploparia sculpta Secretan, 1964
Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892Andaman lobster
Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990African lobster
Nephrops andamanica
Nephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892)⇒ Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Nephropsis acanthura Macpherson, 1990Spinetail Lobsterette
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881Florida lobsterette
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872Indian Ocean Lobsterette
Nephropsis suhmi Bate, 1888Red And White Lobsterette
Nephropsis sulcata Macpherson, 1990Grooved Lobsterette
Orconectes (Crockerinus) propinquus Girard, 1852Northern clearwater crayfish
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Orconectes (Trisellescens) mississippiensis Faxon, 1884Mississippi crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823Danube Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) fallax Hagen, 1870Deceitful Crayfish
Procambarus (Pennides) spiculifer LeConte, 1856White Tubercled Crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) paeninsulanus Faxon, 1914Peninsula Crayfish
Procambarus virginalis Lyko, 2017Marbled crayfish
Thaumastocheles japonicus Calman, 1913Pacific pincer lobster
Thaumastocheles massonktenos Chang, Chan ..., 2014
Thymopides grobovi Burukovsky &..., 1976Bellator lobster

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Africa
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
9
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
11
25
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
7
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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