Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Central Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 212
639
1292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 212
639
1292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 97
338
802 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 96
335
796 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Central Africa
96 Families width 796 Species and 19 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Central Africa
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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