Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Congo (Central Africa)
List of families for Congo
117 Families width 529 Species and 8 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977 | Eurysquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperiidae Dana, 1853 | Hyperiids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrostylidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaliscidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | 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 | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stenasellidae Dudich, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Congo
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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