Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
417
789 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
417
789 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
282
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 77
282
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 70
261
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kenya
70 Families width 559 Species and 8 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 50 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Kenya | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 8
22
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters | 4
6
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Axiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps | 2
4
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 35
135
291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 15
75
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 3
15
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Stenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps | 1
2
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
| 2
2
1 | 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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