Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Africa (Continents)
List of families for Africa
183 Families width 5432 Species and 126 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 264 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amphionididae Holthuis, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanodactylidae Ahyong & Ng, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002 | Spiny sand crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bresiliidae Calman, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Coleiidae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenochelidae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dacryopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 174 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erymidae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Glypheidae Zittel, 1885 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 139 | Species | Taxom | | Linnaeoxanthidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Marocarcinidae Guinot, De A..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 396 | Species | Taxom | | Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Physetocarididae Chace, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 282 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 150 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892 | Scissorfoot shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammocarcinidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pylochelidae Bate, 1888 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassinidae Latreille, 1831 | Mud lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlocarididae Annandale & ..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 365 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Africa | Order | Amphionidacea
Williamson, 1973
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1 | Family
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Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed | 180
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5366 | Families
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| | Order | Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill | 2
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Links, sources and further information Eucarida at artfakta.se
Eucarida at biodiversity.org.au
Eucarida at dyntaxa.se
Eucarida at itis.gov
Eucarida at marinespecies.org
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