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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
66 Families width 658 Species and 11 Subspecies
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Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp44SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Callianideidae Kossmann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters8SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs29SpeciesTaxom
Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps81SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish4SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181926SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab12SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab58SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters9SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20045SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs101SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Red Sea
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
6
21
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAxiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
69
161
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPalinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderThalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
3
6
10
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