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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
139 Families width 1283 Species and 25 Subspecies
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUVXZ
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185225SpeciesTaxom
Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp30SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns6SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes11SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Basinotopidae Karasawa, Sc..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Bresiliidae Calman, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Bucculentidae Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps19SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes70SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 189214SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Coleiidae Van Straelen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp41SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Diaulacidae Wright & Col..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Eocarcinidae Withers, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Erymidae Van Straelen, 192413SpeciesTaxom
Eryonidae De Haan, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001)1SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20128SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters11SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 188514SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Goniodromitidae Beurlen, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp33SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183823SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab6SpeciesTaxom
Lomisidae Bouvier, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 20097SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab25SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 19248SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Mithracitidae Stevcic, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201016SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187412SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster17SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Orithyiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs46SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps57SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish14SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp19SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187922SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Pemphicidae Van Straelen, 19280SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps28SpeciesTaxom
Physetocarididae Chace, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181912SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters10SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab12SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab90SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters8SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 185223SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Stenochiridae1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp20SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185322SpeciesTaxom
Venipaguridae Collins, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19599SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in British Isles
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
31
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
6
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBasinotopidae
Karasawa, Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2011
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBucculentidae
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiaulacidae
Wright & Collins, 1972
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEocarcinidae
Withers, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGoniodromitidae
Beurlen, 1932
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracitidae
Stevcic, 2005
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVenipaguridae
Collins, 2011
1
1
Genus
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