Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
List of families for Cape
242 Families width 1187 Species and 9 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Akanthophoreidae Sieg, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphisopodidae Nicholls, 1943 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Anarthruridae Lang, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833 | Doodle bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Austrarcturellidae Poore & Bard..., 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bolttsiidae Barnard & Ka..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Capitoniscidae Boyko & Will..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Caryocarididae Racheboeuf, ..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 1972 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetiliidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheluridae Allman, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colomastigidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Whale lice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendrotiidae (Vanhöffen, 1914) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dexaminidae Leach, 1814 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Eophliantidae Sheard, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Epimeriidae Boeck, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eusiridae Stebbing, 1888 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Expanathuridae Nunomura, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gynodiastylidae Stebbing, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haustoriidae Stebbing, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hekelidae Ferrara, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Holidoteidae Wägele, 1989 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperiidae Dana, 1853 | Hyperiids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Iphimediidae Boeck, 1871 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomesidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Janirellidae Menzies, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lanceolidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptognathiidae Sieg, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoriidae White, 1850 | Gribble | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophogastridae Sars, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munnidae Sars, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannoniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neotanaidae Lang, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlesidae Stebbing, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 | Sow Bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paramelitidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paramunnidae Vanhöffen, 1914 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parapseudidae Gutu, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanaidae Lang, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaliscidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontoporeiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Procarididae Chace & Manning, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protojaniridae Fresi, Idat..., 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 2020 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salentinellidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Santiidae Wilson, 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Scyphacidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sebidae Walker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Serolidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Spelaeogriphidae Gordon, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Sphyrapidae Gutu, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stegocephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stilipididae Holmes, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Styloniscidae Vandel, 1952 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaidae Dana, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrasquillidae Manning & Camp, 1993 | Tetrasquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Titaniidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899 | Woodlice | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannophontidae Schram, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Uristidae Hurley, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urohaustoriidae Barnard & Dr..., 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Cape
Links, sources and further information Malacostraca at artfakta.se
Malacostraca at biodiversity.org.au
Malacostraca at dyntaxa.se
Malacostraca at gbif.org
Malacostraca at irmng.org
Malacostraca at itis.gov
Malacostraca at marinespecies.org
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