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Checklist for Superfamily Hymenosomatoidea MacLeay, 1838
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
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
125
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hymenosomatoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
1 Family width 8 Species
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
5 Genera with 8 Species
Amarinus Lucas, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosoma Desmarest, 1823Crown crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Neorhynchoplax Sakai, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
8 Species
Amarinus laevis Targioni-Toz..., 1877Estuarine Spider Crab
Amarinus paralacustris Lucas, 1970Estuarine Spider Crab
Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915
Elamena producta Kirk, 1879Paua Spider Crab
Halicarcinus planatus Fabricius, 1775
Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823
Neorhynchoplax bovis Barnard, 1946
Neorhynchoplax octagonalis Kemp, 1917

Subnodes of Hymenosomatoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyHymenosomatidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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