Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
List of families for Southern Africa
126 Families width 1419 Species and 13 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Glypheidae Zittel, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 68 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Southern Africa | Order | Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed | 124
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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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