Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans) and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
List of families for Comoro Islands 135 Families width 824 Species and 8 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanodactylidae Ahyong & Ng, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Expanathuridae Nunomura, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hadziidae Karaman, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haustoriidae Stebbing, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Julmarichardiidae Moralés-Núñe..., 2021 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pagurapseudidae Lang, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892 | Scissorfoot shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pylochelidae Bate, 1888 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tylidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uristidae Hurley, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 111 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Comoro Islands
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