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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Zimbabwe
11 Families width 10 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Zimbabwe
11 Genera with 10 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1758Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
10 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Micropagurus acantholepis Stimpson, 1858
Munidopsis anemia Macpherson &..., 2005
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864
Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904Natal river crab

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
2
2
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