Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)
List of families for Ecuador
196 Families width 999 Species and 14 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ancinidae Tattersall, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Antarcturidae Kussakin & V..., 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833 | Doodle bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bresiliidae Calman, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coronididae Manning, 1980 | Coronidid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dexaminidae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hadziidae Karaman, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemisquillidae Manning, 1980 | Hemisquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 1953 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Metapseudidae Lang, 1970 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 | Sow Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parapseudidae Gutu, 1981 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parasquillidae Manning, 1995 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pariambidae (Leach, 1814) | Ghost shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Petalophthalmidae Czerniavsky, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Phliantidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phrosinidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scinidae Stebbing, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 1964 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Styloniscidae Vandel, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synopiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaidae Dana, 1849 | | 3 | 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 | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannophontidae Schram, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Uristidae Hurley, 1963 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Urstylidae Riehl, Wilso..., 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valettiopsidae Lowry & De B..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vibiliidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 40 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Ecuador
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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