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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
387
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
386
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
82 Families width 403 Species and 5 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab2SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps22SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish9SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps19SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab24SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19709SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18930SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185117SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs31SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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