Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters | 6
13
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
6 Families width 27 Species
Genera for Southern Africa
13 Genera with 27 Species | Cherax Erichson, 1912 | Yabbies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Engaeus Erichson, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1840 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euastacus Clark, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphea Meyer, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homarinus Kornfield, W..., 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homarus Weber, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Metanephrops Jenkins, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephrops Leach, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orconectes Cope, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pacifastacus Bott, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procambarus Ortmann, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
27 Species | Cherax albidus Keable, 1936 | Yabby | | Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 | Australian yabbi | | Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868 | Australian red claw crayfish | | Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 | Hairy marron | | Engaeus laevis Clark, 1941 | Richards Burrowing Crayfish | | Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) occidentalis Randall, 1840 | Hairy reef lobster | | Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866 | Freshwater cray | | Euastacus urospinosus Riek, 1956 | Maleny Crayfish | | Glyphea carteri ♰ Bell, 1863 | | | Homarinus capensis Herbst, 1792 | Cape lobster | | Homarus capensis (Herbst, 1792) | ⇒ Homarinus capensis Herbst, 1792 | | Homarus dentatus | | | Homarus edwardsi | | | Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common lobster | | Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892 | Andaman lobster | | Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990 | African lobster | | Nephrops andamanica | | | Nephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892) | ⇒ Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892 | | Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dublin Bay prawn | | Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882 | Scarlet clawed lobster | | Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870 | Common Crawfish | | Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852 | Rusty crayfish | | Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852 | American Signal Crayfish | | Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852 | White river crawfish | | Procambarus (Pennides) spiculifer LeConte, 1856 | White Tubercled Crayfish | | Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852 | American crayfish | | Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) paeninsulanus Faxon, 1914 | Peninsula Crayfish |
Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Southern Africa | Superfamily | Astacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish | 2
3
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nephropoidea
Dana, 1852
| 1
5
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish | 3
5
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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