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Checklist for Superfamily Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters12SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
11 Genera with 21 Species
Eduarctus Holthuis, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ibacus Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Linuparus White, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Petractus1SpeciesTaxom
Petrarctus Holthuis, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Puerulus Ortmann, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eduarctus martensii Pfeffer, 1881Slipper Lobster
Ibacus incisus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Ibacus peronii Leach, 1815
Ibacus peronii Leach, 1815Balmain Bug
Linuparus somniosus Berry & George, 1972African spear lobster
Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758East Coast Rock Lobster
Panulirus japonicus Von Siebold, 1824Japanese spiny lobster
Panulirus longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1868Blue spot rock lobster
Panulirus longipes longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Panulirus ornatus Fabricius, 1798Coral crayfish
Panulirus penicillatus Olivier, 1791Coral Cray
Panulirus polyphagus Herbst, 1793Mud Rock Lobster
Panulirus versicolor Latreille, 1804Bamboo lobster
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Petractus rugosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Petrarctus rugosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Petractus rugosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Puerulus carinatus Borradaile, 1910Red whip lobster
Scyllarides squammosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Blunt Slipper Lobster
Scyllarides tridacnophaga Holthuis, 1967Clamkiller slipper lobster
Scyllarus americanus Smith, 1869American slipper lobster
Scyllarus batei (Holthuis, 1946)⇒ Scammarctus batei Holthuis, 1946
Scyllarus martensii (Pfeffer, 1881)⇒ Eduarctus martensii Pfeffer, 1881
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster

Subnodes of Palinuroidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyPalinuridae
Latreille, 1802
Crawfish, Crayfish, furry lobsters, Langouste, Rock lobsters, Sea crayfish, spiny lobster, Spiny lobsters
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScyllaridae
Latreille, 1825
shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinuroidea at artfakta.se
Palinuroidea at dyntaxa.se
Palinuroidea at marinespecies.org