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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
387
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
386
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
199
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
3 Families width 6 Species
Parastacidae Huxley, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae (Dana, 1852)Clawed Lobster3SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
6 Species
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892Andaman lobster
Nephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892)⇒ Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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