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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
118 Families width 1294 Species and 15 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185222SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Aeglidae Dana, 185248SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp73SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19800SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Campylonotidae Sollaud, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs36SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185122SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab3SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab21SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Micheleidae Sakai, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192931SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201017SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187412SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster7SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs36SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps96SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish12SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp12SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187911SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps38SpeciesTaxom
Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181912SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab32SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab66SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochelidae De Grave & M..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 189324SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters11SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 185238SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185116SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 183541SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp14SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185310SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs28SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Brazil
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
30
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
3
11
42
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