Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Southern Africa
124 Families width 1397 Species and 13 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Glypheidae Zittel, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 68 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Southern 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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