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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
120 Families width 1370 Species and 20 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Aeglidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp61SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab16SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps23SpeciesTaxom
Callianideidae Kossmann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 189215SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Coleiidae Van Straelen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochelidae Manning & Fe..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs56SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Erymidae Van Straelen, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters31SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp12SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs42SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab2SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab15SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201021SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187417SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster12SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps110SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish20SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp21SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187910SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps32SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181917SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab26SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab115SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 197015SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 20050SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters17SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185131SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 20170SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20044SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20230SpeciesTaxom
Thalassinidae Latreille, 1831Mud lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185312SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs147SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18580SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Madagascar
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
30
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
3
4
4
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