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Checklist for Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 (Crangonid Shrimp)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
65
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Crangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrangonidae
Haworth, 1825
Crangonid Shrimp
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
4 Genera with 8 Species
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Parapontocaris Alcock, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
8 Species
Aegaeon cataphracta (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Parapontocaris bengalensis Wood-Mason, 1891
Parapontocaris levigata Chace, 1984
Parapontophilus geminus Komai, 2008
Parapontophilus junceus Spence Bate, 1888
Parapontophilus juxta Komai, 2008
Philocheras modestus De Man, 1918


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