Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 34
58
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 34
58
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 21
28
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 21
28
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 20
25
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ethiopia
20 Families width 38 Species and 3 Subspecies | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Palaemonid Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Ethiopia
25 Genera with 38 Species #CDEGMPSTZ
| Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassa Leach, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callianidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calocaris Bell, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobita Latreille, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippoides Serène & Rom..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1879 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrypaea Komai & Tach..., 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periclimenes Costa, 1922 | anemone shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautes MacLeay, 1837 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Saron Thallwitz, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thenus Leach, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zosimus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zozymus Milne-Edwards, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
38 Species and 3 Subspecies | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Callianassa (Trypaea) bouvieri (Nobili, 1904) | ⇒ Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904 | | Callianidea typa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Calocaris templemani Squires, 1965 | Prostrate spurge | | Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775 | Convex Crab | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861 | Greater creeping spearwort | | Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | Ruggie Hermit Crab | | Dorippoides nudipes Manning & Ho..., 1986 | | | Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879 | Madagascar scale prawn | | Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839 | Alamihi Crab | | Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904 | | | Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922) | ⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922 | | Philyra globosa | | | Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | Rafting Crab | | Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790 | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Potamonautes (Platypotamonautes) neumanni Hilgendorf, 1898 | | | Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) berardi Audouin, 1826 | | | Potamonautes berardi berardi | | | Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) emini Hilgendorf, 1892 | | | Potamonautes emini emini | | | Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae Nobili, 1906 | | | Potamonautes depressus Krauss, 1843 | Flat River Crab | | Potamonautes didieri Rathbun, 1904 | | | Potamonautes holthuisi Cumberlidge ..., 2010 | | | Potamonautes ignestii Parisi, 1923 | | | Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811 | Common Marble Shrimp | | Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793 | Bay lobster | | Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801 | Gurard Crab | | Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828 | Brown guard crab | | Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Devil Crab | | Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Ethiopia | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Axiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
| 2
3
3 | 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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