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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
95 Families width 810 Species and 11 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp24SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns8SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters14SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183819SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab1SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201030SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18746SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster6SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps43SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish15SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp20SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181911SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab15SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab40SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19708SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters16SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs64SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Mozambique
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
31
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
2
3
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