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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
15
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
15
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grand Cayman
13 Families width 12 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae (Wood-Mason, 1874)Blind lobsters0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand Cayman
15 Genera with 12 Species
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1844
anemone shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1855Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand Cayman
12 Species
Austinixa gorei Manning & Fe..., 1989Gore pea crab
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Homola vigil A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Munidopsis squamosa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Grand Cayman
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
14
11
Families
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