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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Togo (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Togo
26 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CAPDGHEMOS
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Togo
37 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDEFGHLMNOPS
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1888pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1767Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eupagurus Brandt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Heteropanope Stimpson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Neocaridina Kubo, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1768Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Togo
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952Striped red shrimp
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Callianassa (Callichirus) turnerana (White, 1861)⇒ Lepidophthalmus turneranus White, 1861
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes larvatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina ghanensis Richard & Clark, 2009
Caridina togoensis (Hilgendorf, 1893)⇒ Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Diogenes pugilator cristata Balss, 1921
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Eupagurus similimanus Balss, 1921
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteropanope tuberculidens Monod, 1956
Lepidophthalmus turneranus White, 1861Cameroon ghost shrimp
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921)⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Neocaridina denticulata De Haan, 1844Japanese swamp shrimp
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Orconectes (Trisellescens) mississippiensis Faxon, 1884Mississippi crayfish
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pagurus similimanus (Balss, 1921)⇒ Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844Lake prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Potamonautes anchietae Brito Capello, 1871Anchieta's River Crab
Potamonautes ecorssei Marchand, 1902Ecorsse's River Crab
Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768Mediterranean rock shrimp
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab
Sudanonautes granulatus Balss, 1929

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Togo
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
33
50
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