Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region North Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 296
977
2483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 295
973
2480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 128
491
1352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 127
483
1303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for North Africa
127 Families width 1303 Species and 25 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Bresiliidae Calman, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erymidae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Glypheidae Zittel, 1885 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Marocarcinidae Guinot, De A..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physetocarididae Chace, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlocarididae Annandale & ..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 70 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in North Africa
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
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