Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Central Africa (Africa)
List of families for Central Africa
212 Families width 1292 Species and 24 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthaspidiidae Just, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Akanthophoreidae Sieg, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anapronoidae Bowman & Gruner, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anarthruridae Lang, 1971 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Antheluridae Kensley & Sc..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833 | Doodle bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coronididae Manning, 1980 | Coronidid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973 | Gammarid amphipods | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendrotiidae (Vanhöffen, 1914) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinothambematidae Menzies, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Epimeriidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977 | Eurysquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Haplomunnidae Wilson, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperiidae Dana, 1853 | Hyperiids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomesidae Hansen, 1916 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kalliapseudidae Lang, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lanceolidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptognathiidae Sieg, 1976 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lophogastridae Sars, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrostylidae Hansen, 1916 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maxillipiidae Ledoyer, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microcerberidae Karaman, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Nannoniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neotanaidae Lang, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 | Sow Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parabathynellidae Cho, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paramunnidae Vanhöffen, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaliscidae Boeck, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Petalophthalmidae Czerniavsky, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phrosinidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pronoidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Salentinellidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scinidae Stebbing, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scyphacidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphyrapidae Gutu, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Stegocephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stenasellidae Dudich, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilipididae Holmes, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synopiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thambematidae Stebbing, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaniidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannophontidae Schram, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Vibiliidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Central Africa
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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