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Checklist for Subclass Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
14 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Armadillidae Brandt, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae (De Haan, 1849)Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)2SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannophontidae Schram, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
15 Genera with 18 Species
Armadillo Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Esanthelphusa Naiyanetr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Palaeocarpilius A. Milne-Edw..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Peramphithoe Conlan & Bou..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannophontes Schram, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Armadillo cassida Budde-Lund, 1908
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina togoensis (Hilgendorf, 1893)⇒ Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883
Esanthelphusa prolatus Rathbun, 1902
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Palaeocarpilius macrochelus Berthold, 1827
Peramphithoe plea J.L. Barnard, 1965
Potamon dubius
Potamon prolatus (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Esanthelphusa prolatus Rathbun, 1902
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Tyrannophontes theridion Schram, 1969

Subnodes of Eumalacostraca with occurrences in Botswana
SuperorderEucarida
Calman, 1904
6
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderHoplocarida
Calman, 1904
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderPeracarida
Calman, 1904
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eumalacostraca at artfakta.se
Eumalacostraca at biodiversity.org.au
Eumalacostraca at dyntaxa.se
Eumalacostraca at itis.gov
Eumalacostraca at marinespecies.org