Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 32
44
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 32
44
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 25
36
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 25
36
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benin
25 Families width 43 Species #AOCPGDESHXI
| Acanthephyridae (Dana, 1852) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Benin
36 Genera with 43 Species #ACEFGHLMOPS
| Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albunea Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1878 | pistol shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atya Leach, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1859 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusina Smith, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchina Powell, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galathea Fabricius, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1910 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melicertus Rafinesque, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagurus Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panulirus White, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybius Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1952 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sudanonautes Bott, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
43 Species | Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885) | ⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885 | | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mole Crab | | Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Atya africana Bouvier, 1904 | | | Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875 | African fan shrimp | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883 | African caridina | | Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab | | Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898 | | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Ethusina beninia Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Euryrhynchina edingtonae Powell, 1976 | | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Galathea venusta Miyake & Baba, 1970 | | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | Congo River prawn | | Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | Caramote prawn | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hermit crab | | Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804 | Caribbean spiny lobster | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775) | ⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | | Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 | Asian tiger shrimp | | Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902 | | | Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768 | Mediterranean rock shrimp | | Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952 | Tufted rock shrimp | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | African River Crab | | Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Aubry's Crab |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Benin
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Decapoda at biodiversity.org.au
Decapoda at dyntaxa.se
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Decapoda at irmng.org
Decapoda at itis.gov
Decapoda at marinespecies.org
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