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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
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
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
16
61
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
15
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
4 Families width 49 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201016SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae (Samouelle, 1819)Squat lobsters9SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae (Haworth, 1825)Porcelain crab17SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18747SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
15 Genera with 49 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Euceramus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 188315SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Petrocheles Miers, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18585SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
49 Species
Agononida incerta Henderson, 1888
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Euceramus praelongus Stimpson, 1860Olivepit porcelain crab
Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galathea dispersa Bate, 1859
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Galathea labidolepta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea lumaria Baba, 2005
Galathea nexa Embleton, 1834
Megalobrachium soriatum Say, 1818Pentagonal porcelain crab
Munida babai Tirmizi & Javed, 1976
Munida benguela de Saint Lau..., 1988
Munida gracilipes Faxon, 1893
Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Munida incerta (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Agononida incerta Henderson, 1888
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida japonica Stimpson, 1858
Munida kuboi Yanagita, 1943
Munida pusilla Benedict, 1902
Munida quadrispina Benedict, 1902
Munida sanctipauli Henderson, 1885
Munida speciosa von Martens, 1878
Munida spinosa Henderson, 1885
Munida valida Smith, 1883
Munidopsis anemia Macpherson &..., 2005
Munidopsis antonii Filhol, 1884
Munidopsis chunii Balss, 1913
Munidopsis crassa Smith, 1885
Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885Bur buttercup
Munidopsis teretis Baba, 2005
Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
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 armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes japonicus De Haan, 1849
Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852
Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885Little Craylet
Phylladiorhynchus serrirostris (Melin, 1939)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852
Pisidia dehaanii Krauss, 1843
Pisidia streptocheles Stimpson, 1858
Polyonyx tulearis Werding, 2001
Porcellana africana Chace, 1956
Porcellana dehaanii Krauss, 1843
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 Southern Africa
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
8
17
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