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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Matagorda County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
10
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
10
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matagorda County
6 Families width 17 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes10SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matagorda County
11 Genera with 17 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1956pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matagorda County
17 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Cambarellus (Dirigicambarus) shufeldtii Faxon, 1884Cajun dwarf crayfish
Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) texanus Albaugh & Black, 1973Brazos Dwarf Crawfish
Cambarus (Cambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852
Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) diogenes Girard, 1852Chimney crayfish
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens Cottle, 1863Digger crayfish
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) hedgpethi Hobbs, 1948
Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931Pacific white shrimp
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850Eastern grass shrimp
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Procambarus (Capillicambarus) incilis Pennington, 1962Cut Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) zonangulus Hobbs & Hobbs, 1990Southern White River Crawfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Matagorda County
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
5
10
16
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