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Checklist for Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 (Crangonid Shrimp)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
55
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Crangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrangonidae
Haworth, 1825
Crangonid Shrimp
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
4 Genera with 6 Species
Metacrangon Zarenkov, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontophilus T. Komai, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
6 Species
Metacrangon clevai Komai, 2012
Parapontophilus difficilis Komai, 2008
Parapontophilus junceus Spence Bate, 1888
Parapontophilus longirostris Komai, 2008
Philocheras coralliophilus Komai & Kim, 2010Rubble Mimic Shrimp
Pseudopontophilus serratus Komai, 2004


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