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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Congo River (Congo)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
8
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo River
8 Families width 20 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo River
15 Genera with 20 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Erimetopus Rathbun, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Geograpsus Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17651SpeciesTaxom
Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1758Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sarmatium Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18832SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo River
20 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Armases elegans Herklots, 1851
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Erimetopus brazzae A. Milne-Edw..., 1886
Geograpsus lividus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Geograpsus stormi De Man, 1895
Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851
Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921
Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Sesarma angolense Brito Capello, 1864
Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Congo River
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
8
15
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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