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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
44 Families width 212 Species
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Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Aeglidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps24SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab7SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab26SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
3
10
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
99
182
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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