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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
24
29
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
24
29
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
8 Families width 14 Species
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
9 Genera with 14 Species
Actumnus Dana, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 02SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
14 Species
Actumnus margarodes MacGilchrist, 1905
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Typical Caridina
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Potamon (Potamonautes) warreni Calman, 1918
Potamon perlatum
Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape river crab
Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904Natal river crab
Potamonautes warreni Calman, 1918Warren's River Crab
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794
Uroptychus anacaena Baba & Lin, 2008

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Transvaal
SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
9
14
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