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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grand Cayman
19 Families width 17 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hadziidae Karaman, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae (Wood-Mason, 1874)Blind lobsters0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand Cayman
22 Genera with 17 Species
#ABCGHILMNOPSU
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Bahadzia Holsinger, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Iphinoe Bate, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Metaniphargus Stephensen, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1844
anemone shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1855Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand Cayman
17 Species
Austinixa gorei Manning & Fe..., 1989Gore pea crab
Bahadzia caymanensis Sawicki & Ho..., 2004
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Cirolana (Anopsilana) crenata Bowman & Franz, 1982
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Homola vigil A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Metaniphargus sabulonis Vonk, 1991
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Munidopsis squamosa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Grand Cayman
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
22
17
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