Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Ghana
60 Families width 235 Species and 7 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002 | Spiny sand crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Ghana
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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