Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Africa
180 Families width 5366 Species and 126 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 264 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanodactylidae Ahyong & Ng, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002 | Spiny sand crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bresiliidae Calman, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Coleiidae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenochelidae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 174 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erymidae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Glypheidae Zittel, 1885 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 139 | Species | Taxom | | Linnaeoxanthidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Marocarcinidae Guinot, De A..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 396 | Species | Taxom | | Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Physetocarididae Chace, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 282 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 150 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892 | Scissorfoot shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammocarcinidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pylochelidae Bate, 1888 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassinidae Latreille, 1831 | Mud lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlocarididae Annandale & ..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 365 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Decapoda at artfakta.se
Decapoda at biodiversity.org.au
Decapoda at dyntaxa.se
Decapoda at gbif.org
Decapoda at irmng.org
Decapoda at itis.gov
Decapoda at marinespecies.org
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