Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
List of families for Costa Rica
193 Families width 918 Species and 6 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ancinidae Tattersall, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antarcturidae Kussakin & V..., 1998 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bathynellidae Pennak & Ward, 1985 | | 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 | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheluridae Allman, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coronididae Manning, 1980 | Coronidid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dubioniscidae Vandel, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977 | Eurysquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eusiridae Stebbing, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Haploniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hekelidae Ferrara, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemisquillidae Manning, 1980 | Hemisquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Holognathidae G. Thomson, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperiidae Dana, 1853 | Hyperiids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kiwaidae Macpherson, ..., 2006 | Yeti crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoriidae White, 1850 | Gribble | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melphidippidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosignidae Schultz, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neotanaidae Lang, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Parabathynellidae Cho, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parapseudidae Gutu, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasquillidae Manning, 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaliscidae Boeck, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 1979 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleustidae Bucholz, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronoidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proscinidae Pirlot, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salentinellidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scinidae Stebbing, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Sicafodiidae Just, 2004 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synopiidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrasquillidae Manning & Camp, 1993 | Tetrasquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannophontidae Schram, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Uristidae Hurley, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vibiliidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Costa Rica
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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