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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Matara (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matara
7 Families width 13 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matara
10 Genera with 13 Species
Coenobita Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Neohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matara
13 Species
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851Cangrejo Granuloso
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Upogebia holthuisi Sakai, 1982
Upogebia srilankaensis Sakai, 2006
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Matara
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
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderThalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
1
1
2
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