Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Gambia (West Africa)
List of families for Gambia
45 Families width 96 Species #CPOAGDBESHLMNRX
| Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977 | Eurysquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851) | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scinidae Stebbing, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Gambia
70 Genera with 96 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNPRSUX
| Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1946 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelisca Krøyer, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclus Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Balsscallichirus Sakai, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathygnathia Dollfus, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassa Leach, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callichirus Stimpson, 1933 | mud shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caprella Lamarck, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoa Fabricius, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cystisoma Guérin-Ménev..., 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dardanus Paulson, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dimorphostylis Zimmer, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenes Dana, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Distolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1758 | sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Engaeus Erichson, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eocuma Marcusen, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopia Dana, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysquilla Manning, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathia Leach, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Harpiosquilla Holthuis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapus De Haan, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippomedon Boeck, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leander E. Desmarest, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lycaea Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melicertus Rafinesque, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munida Leach, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebalia Leach, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nerocila Leach, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonetes Heller, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panulirus White, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Parapenaeus Smith, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeus Fabricius, 1815 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Perisesarma De Man, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phronima Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plesionika Bate, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Processa Leach, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psathyrocaris Wood Mason a..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scina Prestandrea, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestes H. Milne Edw..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergia Stimpson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1883 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Solenocera Lucas, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squilla Fabricius, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stereomastis Bate, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternodromia Forest, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systellaspis Bate, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1835 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gambia
96 Species | Acanthocarpus africanus (Capart, 1951) | ⇒ Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946 | | Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946 | | | Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860 | Tiberculated swimming crab | | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Ampelisca aequicornis Bruzelius, 1859 | | | Ampelisca cavicoxa (Reid, 1951) | ⇒ Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853 | | Ampelisca jarli Reid, 1951 | | | Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783 | Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab | | Balsscallichirus balssi Monod, 1933 | | | Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994 | | | Bathynectes piperitus Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Callianassa (Callichirus) balssi (Monod, 1933) | ⇒ Callichirus balssi Monod, 1933 | | Callichirus balssi Monod, 1933 | | | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Caprella nigra Reid, 1951 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Cymothoa plebeia Schioedte & ..., 1884 | | | Cystisoma fabricii Stebbing, 1888 | Chinalaurel | | Cystisoma magna Woltereck, 1903 | | | Cystisoma pellucida Willemoes-Suhm, 1874 | | | Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892 | | | Dimorphostylis vieta Hale, 1936 | | | Diogenes ortholepis Forest, 1961 | | | Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829 | Roux’s Hermit Crab | | Distolambrus maltzami Miers, 1881 | | | Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974 | Marbled Sponge Crab | | Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | Sleepy crab | | Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936 | North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish | | Eocuma dimorphum Fage, 1928 | | | Eucopia sculpticauda Faxon, 1893 | | | Eucopia unguiculata Willemoes-Suhm, 1875 | | | Eurysquilla galatheae Manning, 1977 | | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835) | ⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | | Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994 | | | Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994 | | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinearma alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Guinearma kamermani De Man, 1883 | | | Harpiosquilla raphidea Fabricius, 1798 | | | Hexapus (Pseudohexapus) platydactylus Monod, 1956 | | | Hippomedon bruuni Reid, 1951 | | | Leander squilla Rathke, 1837 | | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889) | ⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987 | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Macropipus rugosus Doflein, 1904 | | | Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951 | | | Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | Caramote prawn | | Munida guineae Miyake & Baba, 1970 | | | Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Nebalia melanophthalma Ledoyer, 2000 | | | Nematocarcinus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1973 | | | Nerocila armata Dana, 1853 | | | Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837 | Glass Prawn | | Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864 | Blue crawfis | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | | Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775) | ⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | | Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 | Asian tiger shrimp | | Penaeus trisulcatus Leach, 1815 | | | Perisesarma kamermani De Man, 1883 | | | Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775 | Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod | | Plesionika carinata Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Plesionika edwardsii Brandt, 1851 | Soldier striped shrimp | | Processa parva Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Psathyrocaris infirma Alcock & And..., 1894 | | | Raninoides bouvieri Capart, 1951 | | | Scina curvidactyla Chevreux, 1914 | | | Sergestes robustus (Smith, 1882) | ⇒ Sergia robusta Smith, 1882 | | Sergia robusta Smith, 1882 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) alberti Rathbun, 1921 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) kamemani | | | Sesarma kamermani (De Man, 1883) | ⇒ Perisesarma kamermani De Man, 1883 | | Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917 | African mud shrimp | | Solenolambrus noordendei Capart, 1951 | | | Squilla aculeata Bigelow, 1893 | | | Squilla africana (Balss, 1910) | ⇒ Harpiosquilla raphidea Fabricius, 1798 | | Squilla mantis Linnaeus, 1758 | Long Bodied Crab | | Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917 | | | Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881 | | | Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881 | | | Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Lilac Fiddler Crab | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Gambia
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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