Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 31
39
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 31
39
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 25
33
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 25
33
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Nigeria
25 Families width 42 Species #AECPGDVSHIMOL
| Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae (H. Milne-Edw..., 1853) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Penaeid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae (Latreille, 1825) | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for South Nigeria
33 Genera with 42 Species #ACDFGHILMOPS
| Albunea Weber, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apiomithrax Rathbun, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1958 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocaris Sollaud, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galathea Fabricius, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippa Fabricius, 1791 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leander E. Desmarest, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonetes Heller, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapagurus Smith, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeus Fabricius, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Podocallichirus Sakai, 1999 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyra Capart, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sarmatium Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllarus Fabricius, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
42 Species | Albunea elegans A. Milne Edw..., 1898 | | | Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898 | | | Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900 | Largeflower tickclover | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896) | ⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Galathea wolffi Miyake & Baba, 1970 | | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970 | | | Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791 | | | Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863) | ⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Macropodia hesperiae Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Macropodia straeleni Capart, 1951 | | | Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii | | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892 | Zaire prawn | | Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986 | Chinese bottle tree | | Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | | Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881 | | | Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902 | | | Pseudomyra mbizi Capart, 1951 | | | Scyllarus posteli (Forest, 1963) | ⇒ Acantharctus posteli Forest, 1963 | | Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883 | | | Solenolambrus noordendei Capart, 1951 | |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in South Nigeria
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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