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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
25
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
25
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Olifants River
10 Families width 10 Species
Callianassidae (Dana, 1852)Burrowing Ghost Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Olifants River
10 Genera with 10 Species
Callianassa Leach, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosoma Desmarest, 1823Crown crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Spiroplax Manning & Ho..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
10 Species
Callianassa kraussi (Stebbing, 1985)⇒ Callichirus kraussi Stebbing, 1900
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Parapenaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881Neptune rose shrimp
Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape river crab
Spiroplax spiralis Barnard, 1950
Upogebia africana Ortmann, 1894

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Olifants River
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
9
9
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