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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Maledives (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maledives
11 Families width 21 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maledives
16 Genera with 21 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cymo De Haan, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dacryomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maledives
21 Species
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Cymo quadrilobatus Miers, 1884Blue Eyed Coral Crab
Dacryomaia edmonsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Myra brevimana Alcock, 1896
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Paromola alcocki Stebbing, 1920
Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804Flat rock crab
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858Little White Crab
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Maledives
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
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
4
8
Families
Genera
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