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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
157 Families width 4714 Species and 28 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185220SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Aeglidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp207SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns12SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes0SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps63SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps36SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19855SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bresiliidae Calman, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab41SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps40SpeciesTaxom
Callianideidae Kossmann, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes9SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 196419SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892149SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 20193SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp37SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18928SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs133SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs60SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 189211SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs112SpeciesTaxom
Ethusidae Guinot, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Eugonatonotidae Chace, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 190015SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters130SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp30SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs51SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp32SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18997SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 183820SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183844SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs157SpeciesTaxom
Linnaeoxanthidae Stevcic, 20050SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab10SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185216SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185123SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab59SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 183511SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Micheleidae Sakai, 19927SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192931SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010228SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187478SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 188414SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster18SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs63SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs149SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps402SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs39SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish31SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp84SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs51SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187914SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 191019SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs61SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps21SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps119SpeciesTaxom
Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotymolinidae Tavares, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181988SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs31SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185115SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters25SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab104SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab196SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19700SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Progeryonidae Števčić..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892Scissorfoot shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochelidae De Grave & M..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 190010SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 188827SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters48SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 185226SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185181SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps31SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps34SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps16SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 188817SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200413SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Thalassinidae Latreille, 1831Mud lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp16SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp26SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185331SpeciesTaxom
Vultocinidae Ng & Manuel-..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs301SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Melanesia
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
47
217
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
4
10
32
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