Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 218
667
1432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 216
665
1430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 111
390
978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 108
380
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for West Africa
108 Families width 945 Species and 29 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002 | Spiny sand crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 2001 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassinidae Latreille, 1831 | Mud lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 36 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in West 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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