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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
58
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
34 Families width 104 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Armadillidae Brandt, 18317SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Callianideidae Kossmann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980Nannosquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 200027SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Gonodactylidae (Giesbrecht, 1910)Gonodactylid mantis shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae (Dana, 1851)2SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice12SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19709SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
57 Genera with 104 Species
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Armadillo Latreille, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bethalus Budde-Lund, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Callianidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Calocaris Bell, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Coronis Desmarest, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ctenorillo Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cubaris Brandt, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Dorippoides Serène & Rom..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Eubelum Budde-Lund, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Gonodactylaceus Manning, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Gonodactylus Berthold, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Harpiosquilla Holthuis, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hiallides Richardson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hiallum Budde-Lund, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Mesarmadillo Dollfus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Microcercus Budde-Lund, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Oratosquilla Manning, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraschizidium Verhoeff, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Paratrypaea Komai & Tach..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1922anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Periscyphis Gerstaecker, 192911SpeciesTaxom
Phalaba Budde-Lund, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 183711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Skotobaena Ferrara & Monod, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Synarmadilloides Nobili, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Tura Budde-Lund, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Audouin, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Uramba Budde-Lund, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Venezillo Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Xeroniscus Ferrara & Taiti, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zozymus Milne-Edwards, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
104 Species and 3 Subspecies
Armadillo oraniensis (Dollfus, 1895)⇒ Bethalus oraniensis Dollfus, 1895
Armadillo oxacanus (accepted as ..., 1936)⇒ Venezillo oaxacanus Van Name, 1936
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bethalus oraniensis Dollfus, 1895
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Callianassa (Trypaea) bouvieri (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904
Callianidea typa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Calocaris templemani Squires, 1965Prostrate spurge
Carpilius convexus Forskål, 1775Convex Crab
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coronis scolopendra Latreille, 1828
Ctenorillo legai Arcangeli, 1941
Cubaris harsadiensis Barnard, 1940
Cubaris oxyzomus Barnard, 1940
Dorippoides nudipes Manning & Ho..., 1986
Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eubelum dollfusii Budde-Lund, 1899
Eubelum ignavum Budde-Lund, 1899
Eubelum quietum Budde-Lund, 1899
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gonodactylaceus falcatus Forskål, 1775Philippine mantis shrimp
Gonodactylaceus glabrous Brooks, 1886
Gonodactylus falcatus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Gonodactylaceus falcatus Forskål, 1775
Gonodactylus glabrous (Brooks, 1886)⇒ Gonodactylaceus glabrous Brooks, 1886
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Harpiosquilla harpax De Haan, 1844Rapacious Mantis Shrimp
Hiallides minutus Richardson, 1909
Hiallum affine Richardson, 1909
Hiallum affinis
Hiallum postflavum Richardson, 1909
Hiallum rothschildi Richardson, 1909
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Mesarmadillo buddelundi Richardson, 1909
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Microcercus abyssinicus Barnard, 1940
Microcercus incertus Arcangeli, 1950
Microcercus zavattarii Arcangeli, 1939
Paraschizidium coeculum Silvestri, 1897
Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904
Penaeus carinatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798
Penaeus indicus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periscyphis abyssinicus Ferrara, 1972
Periscyphis cavernicola Omer-Cooper, 1926
Periscyphis jannonei Arcangeli, 1940
Periscyphis latissimus Omer-Cooper, 1926
Periscyphis nigricans Omer-Cooper, 1926
Periscyphis pilosus Arcangeli, 1939
Periscyphis strouhali Arcangeli, 1929
Periscyphis trivialis Gerstaecker, 1873
Periscyphis undulata Omer-Cooper, 1926
Periscyphis undulatus Omer-Cooper, 1926
Periscyphis verhoeffi Arcangeli, 1929
Phalaba fusca Budde-Lund, 1910
Philyra globosa
Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775
Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793Bad-day Hair Crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Plagusia tuberculata (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790
Porcellio acustiserra Barnard, 1940
Porcellio acutiserra Barnard, 1940
Porcellio laticauda Budde-Lund, 1913
Porcellio obtusiserra Barnard, 1940
Porcellio spatulata Barnard, 1940
Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833Delicate slater
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Potamonautes (Platypotamonautes) neumanni Hilgendorf, 1898
Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) berardi Audouin, 1826
Potamonautes berardi berardi
Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) emini Hilgendorf, 1892
Potamonautes emini emini
Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae Nobili, 1906
Potamonautes depressus Krauss, 1843Flat River Crab
Potamonautes didieri Rathbun, 1904
Potamonautes holthuisi Cumberlidge ..., 2010
Potamonautes ignestii Parisi, 1923
Potamonautes niloticus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Skotobaena mortoni Ferrara & Monod, 1972
Synarmadilloides marginepilosus Budde-Lund, 1912
Synarmadilloides nitidus Budde-Lund, 1912
Synarmadilloides pilosus Budde-Lund, 1912
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trichorhina aethiopica Arcangeli, 1941
Tura albipennis Budde-Lund, 1913
Tura laticauda Budde-Lund, 1913
Tylos exiguus Stebbing, 1910
Uramba maculata Ferrara, 1973Aquatic oligochaete worm
Uramba mus Budde-Lund, 1898
Uramba pruinosa Arcangeli, 1939
Uramba somala Arcangeli, 1939
Venezillo oaxacanus Van Name, 1936
Xeroniscus erythraeus Ferrara, 1972
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab
Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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58
104
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