Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Sahara (North Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 113
227
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 112
226
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
145
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
143
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 57
118
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sahara
57 Families width 204 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Sahara | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 11
21
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 26
57
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 14
31
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 3
5
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Stenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps | 2
2
2 | 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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