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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
68
126
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
48 Families width 145 Species and 2 Subspecies
#AOPESLDBCGMHXINR
Acanthephyridae (Dana, 1852)3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab11SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae (Colosi, 1923)Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae (Wood-Mason, 1874)Blind lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)1SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
95 Genera with 145 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSU
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Anapagurus Henderson, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atlantolocia Galil, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Atlantotlos Doflein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Bathynarius Forest, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 20094SpeciesTaxom
Caridinopsis Bouvier, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Geryon Krøyer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Globonautes Bott, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Liberonautes Bott, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lucifer Thompson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns7SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyra Capart, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sergestes H. Milne Edw..., 19194SpeciesTaxom
Sergia Stimpson, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
145 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra sexspinosa (Kemp, 1939)⇒ Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Anapagurus vossi Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Anapagurus wolffi Forest, 1961
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952Striped red shrimp
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Atlantolocia laevidorsalis Miers, 1881
Atlantotlos rhombifer Doflein, 1904
Atya africana Bouvier, 1904
Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875African fan shrimp
Atya scabra Leach, 1816Camacuto shrimp
Atya sulcatipes (Leach, 1816)⇒ Caridina dennerli von Rintelen..., 2009
Bathynarius anomalus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calcinus talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Callianassa (Callichirus) turnerana (White, 1861)⇒ Lepidophthalmus turneranus White, 1861
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina cantonensis Yu, 1938Golden Bee Shrimp
Caridina dennerli von Rintelen..., 2009Cardinal Shrimp
Caridina evae Richard & Clark, 2009
Caridinopsis brevinaris (Holthuis, 1956)⇒ Caridinopsis chevalieri Bouvier, 1912
Caridinopsis chevalieri Bouvier, 1912
Chaceon fenneri Manning & Ho..., 1984Golden crab
Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981Mysidans
Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898
Clibanarius anomalus (A.Milne-Edwa..., 1893)⇒ Bathynarius anomalus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Diogenes denticulatus Chevreux & B..., 1891
Ebalia affinis Miers, 1881
Ethusa rugulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1897
Ethusa vossi Manning & Ho..., 1981
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas talismani Bouvier, 1906
Geryon maritae (Manning & Ho..., 1981)⇒ Chaceon maritae Manning & Ho..., 1981
Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898Tree Hole Crab
Glyphocrangon longirostris Smith, 1882
Goniopsis cruentata Latreille, 1803Mangrove crab
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Lepidophthalmus turneranus White, 1861Cameroon ghost shrimp
Liberonautes latidactylus De Man, 1903Common Creek Crab
Liberonautes paludicolis Cumberlidge ..., 1989Pale Swamp Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Lucifer faxoni Borradaile, 1915
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893Volta River prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904
Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921)⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775Caramote prawn
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Monodaeus rouxi Capart, 1951
Nematocarcinus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Nematopagurus longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Neptunus pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883)⇒ Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ogyrides rarispina Holthuis, 1951Hop
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pagurus pycnacanthus Forest, 1955
Pagurus rhabdotus Haig & Harvey, 1991
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892Zaire prawn
Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864Blue crawfis
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Pasiphaea semispinosa Holthuis, 1951Hop
Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847
Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881
Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Plesionika carinata Holthuis, 1951Hop
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Potamon macropus (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Globonautes macropus Rathbun, 1898
Processa borboronica Holthuis, 1951Hop
Processa intermedia Holthuis, 1951Hop
Processa modica carolii Williamson, 1979
Processa parva Holthuis, 1951Hop
Pseudomyra mbizi Capart, 1951
Raninoides bouvieri Capart, 1951
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Scyllarus paradoxus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Sergestes atlanticus H. Milne Edw..., 1830
Sergestes edwardsii Krøyer, 1855
Sergestes nudus Illig, 1914
Sergestes splendens (Hansen, 1919)⇒ Sergia splendens Sund, 1920
Sergia splendens Sund, 1920
Sergia talismani Barnard, 1947
Sesarma (Chiromantes) africanum (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Parasesarma africanum Ortmann, 1894
Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921
Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869African River Crab
Sudanonautes africanus chaperi A.Milne-Edwards, 1887
Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Aubry's Crab
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Uroptychus anacaena Baba & Lin, 2008

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Liberia
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
48
95
145
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