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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
22
31
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
22
31
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
8
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
8
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uganda
8 Families width 35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Axiidae (Huxley, 1879)Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)7SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 197013SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uganda
8 Genera with 35 Species
Calaxius Sakai and de..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 188810SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusa Milne-Edwards, 01SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 201013SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calaxius oxypleura (A. B. Williams, 1974)⇒ Calaxius oxypleurus A. B. Williams, 1974
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina bunyonyiensis Richard & Clark, 2005
Caridina gordonae Richard & Clark, 2005
Caridina gracilipes De Man, 1892
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina nilotica gracilipes de Man, 1892
Caridina pseudonilotica Richard & Clark, 2005
Caridina subventralis Richard & Clark, 2005
Caridina togoensis (Hilgendorf, 1893)⇒ Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883
Caridina wyckii Hickson, 1888
Parathelphusa nilotica
Potamon (Acanthotelphusa) niloticum
Potamon (Acanthothelphusa) niloticus
Potamon (Potamonautes) johnstoni Miers, 1885
Potamon amalerensis (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Potamonautes amalerensis Rathbun, 1935
Potamon bottegoi (De Man, 1898)⇒ Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Potamon harvardi (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Potamonautes loveni Colosi, 1924
Potamon mutandensis (Chace, 1953)⇒ Potamonautes mutandensis Chace, 1953
Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) emini Hilgendorf, 1892
Potamonautes aloysii-sabaudiae
Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae Nobili, 1906
Potamonautes amalerensis Rathbun, 1935
Potamonautes choloensis Chace, 1953
Potamonautes elgonensis Cumberlidge ..., 2010Mount Elgon Crab
Potamonautes johnstoni Miers, 1885
Potamonautes loveni Colosi, 1924Loven's Crab
Potamonautes mutandensis Chace, 1953Lake Mutanda Crab
Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868Obese Crab
Potamonautes rukwanzi Corace, Cumb..., 2001
Potamonautes williamsi Cumberlidge ..., 2010Williams' Crab
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Stilbognathus martensia
Stilbognathus martensii Miers, 1884

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Uganda
SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
8
35
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