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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
44
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
4 Families width 26 Species
Porcellanidae (Haworth, 1825)Porcelain crab12SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20108SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 26 Species
Euceramus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Petrocheles Miers, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
26 Species
Euceramus praelongus Stimpson, 1860Olivepit porcelain crab
Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galathea dispersa Bate, 1859
Galathea labidolepta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Megalobrachium soriatum Say, 1818Pentagonal porcelain crab
Munida gracilipes Faxon, 1893
Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida pusilla Benedict, 1902
Munida quadrispina Benedict, 1902
Munida spinosa Henderson, 1885
Munida valida Smith, 1883
Munidopsis anemia Macpherson &..., 2005
Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885Bur buttercup
Pachycheles rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Sculptured porcelain crab
Pachycheles sculptus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Petrocheles australiensis Miers, 1876Spiny Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes japonicus De Haan, 1849
Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885Little Craylet
Pisidia streptocheles Stimpson, 1858
Porcellana africana Chace, 1956
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab
Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Striped porcelain crab
Porcellana streptocheles (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pisidia streptocheles Stimpson, 1858

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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