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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Perth (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
59
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
59
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Perth
18 Families width 29 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae (MacLeay, 1838)Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae (MacLeay, 1838)Elbow crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Perth
25 Genera with 29 Species
#ACDHILMNOPSU
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1845Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Dorippe Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Halicarcinus White, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ibacus Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Lambrus Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lucascinus Poore, Guino..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1965metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Notopus De Haan, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nursilia Bell, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Seulocia Galil, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Urnalana Galil, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth
29 Species
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax quinquecarinatus J. E. Gray, 1845Djilgi
Dorippe dorsipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Notopus dorsipes Linnaeus, 1758
Halicarcinus australis
Halicarcinus bedfordi Montgomery, 1931
Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858Three-pronged Sea-spider
Hippa australis Hale, 1927Mole Crab
Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Ibacus alticrenatus Bate, 1888Deep Water Bug
Ibacus peronii Leach, 1815Balmain Bug
Leucosia whitei (Bell, 1855)⇒ Urnalana whitei Bell, 1855
Lucascinus bedfordi Montgomery, 1931
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Metapenaeus bennettae Racek & Dall, 1965Bay Prawn
Myra carinata (Bell, 1855)⇒ Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798
Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798Fleeting Purse Crab
Notopus dorsipes Linnaeus, 1758
Nursilia dentata Bell, 1855
Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834Black finger crab
Palaemonetes australis Dakin, 1915
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Seulocia pubescens Miers, 1877Olive Purse Crab
Solenocera faxoni De Man, 1907
Upogebia bowerbankii Miers, 1884Sponge Shrimp
Urnalana whitei Bell, 1855

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Perth
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
22
26
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