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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
219
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
218
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
76 Families width 404 Species and 6 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps22SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Desmocarididae Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps20SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp14SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab17SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 189615SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 197044SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Congo
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
205
386
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
2
5
Family
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