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Checklist for Superfamily Parastacoidea Huxley, 1879 (Crayfishes)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
27
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
7
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
3 Families width 66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Parastacidae Huxley, 187919SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae (de Saint Lau..., 1988)Reef lobsters8SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 188539SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 66 Species
Astacoides Guérin-Ménev..., 186510SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies4SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1862Reef lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 200639SpeciesTaxom
Hoplometopus Holthuis, 19682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacoides betsileoensis Petit, 1923Orambanonga
Astacoides caldwelli Bate, 1865Orana mena
Astacoides crosnieri Hobbs, 1987Orampotoka
Astacoides granulimanus Monod & Petit, 1929Orandambo
Astacoides hobbsi Boyko, 2005Orapotsy
Astacoides madagascarensis H. Milne-Edw..., 1839Madagascar Freshwater Crayfish
Astacoides madagascariensis A. Milne Edw..., 1839
Astacoides madagascariensis brevirostris Monod & Petit, 1929
Astacoides petiti Hobbs, 1987Orambato
Astacoides spinifer (Heller, 1865)⇒ Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865
Cherax albidus Keable, 1936Yabby
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus laevis Clark, 1941Richards Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) occidentalis Randall, 1840Hairy reef lobster
Enoplometopus antillensis Lüken, 1865Atlantic reef lobster
Enoplometopus callistus Intès & Le L..., 1970
Enoplometopus debelius Holthuis, 1983Debelius reef lobster
Enoplometopus holthuisi Gordon, 1968Bullseye reef lobster
Enoplometopus pictus Milne-Edwards, 1862
Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866Freshwater cray
Euastacus urospinosus Riek, 1956Maleny Crayfish
Euastacus yanga Morgan, 1997Southern Lobster
Glyphea alexandri Taylor, 1979
Glyphea arborinsularis Etheridge, Jr., 1917
Glyphea australensis Feldmann, 1993
Glyphea bathonica De Ferry, 1865
Glyphea bohemica Fritsch, 1887
Glyphea calloviensis H. Woods, 1927
Glyphea carteri Bell, 1863
Glyphea christeyi Feldmann, 1999
Glyphea crassa Oppel, 1861
Glyphea cretacea Mccoy, 1854
Glyphea damesi Garassino, 2001
Glyphea eureka Damborenea, 1987
Glyphea foresti Feldmann, 2002
Glyphea garasbaaensis Garassino, 2008
Glyphea georgianus Taylor, 1979
Glyphea gussmanni Schutze, 1907
Glyphea hennigi Beurlen, 1933
Glyphea jeletzkyi R. M. Feldmann, 1980
Glyphea liasina von Meyer, 1840
Glyphea lyrica Blake, 1876
Glyphea michelae C. Schweitzer, 2001
Glyphea muensteri Voltz, 1835
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Glyphea prestwichi H. Woods, 1929
Glyphea pseudoscyllarus Schlotheim, 1822
Glyphea regleyana Desmarest, 1822
Glyphea reticulata Feldmann, 1997
Glyphea rigoi Garassino, 2000
Glyphea robusta R. M. Feldmann, 1980
Glyphea rostrata Phillips, 1829
Glyphea stiwelli R. Feldmann, 1993
Glyphea tomesi Woodward, 1868
Glyphea tonelloi Garassino, 1997
Glyphea tricarinata Garassino, 1996
Glyphea udressieri V. Myer, 1840
Glyphea vectensis H. Woods, 1927
Glyphea viohli Polz, 2000
Glyphea willetti Woodward, 1878
Glyphea yoshiakii Kato, 2006
Hoplometopus antillensis (Lütken, 1865)⇒ Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Hoplometopus holthuisi (Gordon, 1968)⇒ Enoplometopus holthuisi Gordon, 1968

Subnodes of Parastacoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyEnoplometopidae
de Saint Laurent, 1988
Reef lobsters
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlypheidae
Zittel, 1885
1
39
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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