Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 242
727
1187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 240
725
1182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 100
340
567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 99
337
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape
99 Families width 563 Species and 5 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Cape
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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