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Checklist for Subclass Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
and region South Cameroon (Cameroon)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
11
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
11
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Cameroon
11 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae (Latreille, 1802)Crawfish2SpeciesTaxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Cameroon
15 Genera with 22 Species
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 02SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Panningillo Verhoeff, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 02SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Sudanonautes Bott, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Cameroon
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon jamaicensis vollenhovennii
Palinurus rissoni
Palinurus rissonii (de Brito Cap..., 1864)⇒ Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864
Panningillo schultzei Verhoeff, 1942
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914Guinea shrimp
Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939)⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Potamon (Potamonautes) decazei
Potamon dehaanii
Potamonautes anchietae Brito Capello, 1871Anchieta's River Crab
Potamonautes lirragensis
Potamonautes lirrangensis Rathbun, 1904Malawi Blue Crab
Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869African River Crab

Subnodes of Eumalacostraca with occurrences in South Cameroon
SuperorderEucarida
Calman, 1904
9
13
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderPeracarida
Calman, 1904
2
2
2
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