Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
List of families for Ghana
87 Families width 301 Species and 10 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002 | Spiny sand crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iulopididae Zeidler, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoriidae White, 1850 | Gribble | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metapseudidae Lang, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Ghana
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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