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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Karpathos (Dodecanese main islands, Greece)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Karpathos
9 Families width 11 Species
Callianassidae (Dana, 1852)Burrowing Ghost Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Karpathos
10 Genera with 11 Species
Callianassa Leach, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Karpathos
11 Species
Callianassa tyrrhena (Petagna, 1792)⇒ Pestarella tyrrhena Petagna, 1792
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus maurus Lucas, 1846
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pisidia bluteli Risso, 1816
Xantho granulicarpus Forest, 1953

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Karpathos
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderThalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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