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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
11
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
11
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Cameroon
8 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae (Latreille, 1802)Crawfish2SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Cameroon
10 Genera with 17 Species
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 02SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 02SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Cameroon
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovennii
Palinurus rissoni
Palinurus rissonii (de Brito Cap..., 1864)⇒ Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864
Potamon (Potamonautes) decazei
Potamon dehaanii
Potamonautes anchietae Brito Capello, 1871Anchieta's River Crab
Potamonautes lirragensis
Potamonautes lirrangensis Rathbun, 1904Malawi Blue Crab
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869African River Crab

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in South Cameroon
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
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPalinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
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