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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
40
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
40
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
21
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alajuela
21 Families width 27 Species
#ADGMCPXLIS
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893)Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae (MacLeay, 1838)Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alajuela
25 Genera with 27 Species
#ACEFGHIMPSU
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Fredius Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Potamocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusa Saussure, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptychophallus Smalley, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
27 Species
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Fredius convexa Rathbun, 1898
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Pagurus rhabdotus Haig & Harvey, 1991
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
Potamocarcinus magnus Rathbun, 1896
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) fallax Hagen, 1870Deceitful Crayfish
Ptychophallus tristani Rathbun, 1896
Ptychophallus tumimanus umimanus Rat..., 1898
Sesarma aequatoriale Ortmann, 1894
Uroptychus anacaena Baba & Lin, 2008

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Alajuela
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
20
24
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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