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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
46 Families width 210 Species and 5 Subspecies
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Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Christmaplacidae Naruse & Ng, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20100SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish5SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp0SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18535SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs55SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Christmas Island
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
1
1
Family
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