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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
13
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
13
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niger
10 Families width 16 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae (Dana, 1852)4SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae (Ortmann, 1898)Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niger
12 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Costacopluma Collins & Mo..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sergestes H. Milne Edw..., 18604SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1844Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
16 Species
Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Costacopluma concava J. S. H. Col..., 1975
Gennadas elegans Smith, 1882
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Pasiphaea multidentata Esmark, 1866Pink glass shrimp
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Potamonautes ecorssei Marchand, 1902Ecorsse's River Crab
Sergestes arcticus (Krøyer, 1855)⇒ Eusergestes arcticus Krøyer, 1855
Sergestes henseni Ortmann, 1893
Sergestes sargassi (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Allosergestes sargassi Ortmann, 1893
Sergestes vigilax (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Parasergestes vigilax Stimpson, 1860
Sicyonia cristata (De Haan, 1844)⇒ Sicyonia lancifer Olivier, 1811
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Niger
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
1
4
Family
Genus
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