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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Cameroon
6 Families width 9 Species
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19703SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Cameroon
7 Genera with 9 Species
Atya Leach, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Potamonemus Cumberlidge ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 18532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Cameroon
9 Species
Atya africana Bouvier, 1904
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914Companion shrimp
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Potamonemus sachsi Cumberlidge, 1993Sachs's Stream Crab
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869African River Crab
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in West Cameroon
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
5
6
8
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