Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 218
545
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 217
543
998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 114
336
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 113
332
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 105
307
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ecuador
99 Families width 644 Species and 4 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bresiliidae Calman, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 40 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Ecuador | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 16
47
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters | 3
6
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Axiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps | 3
5
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 55
178
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 21
56
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 3
7
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Stenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
| 3
6
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Pleocyemata at artfakta.se
Pleocyemata at biodiversity.org.au
Pleocyemata at dyntaxa.se
Pleocyemata at itis.gov
Pleocyemata at marinespecies.org
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