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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Gulf of Nicoya (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
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88
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Genera
Species
 
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List of families for Gulf of Nicoya
50 Families width 88 Species
#PABCIHDOGELMSXRU
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Ancinidae Tattersall, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Holognathidae G. Thomson, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977Eurysquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Hemisquillidae Manning, 1980Hemisquillid mantis shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish0SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18910SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19790SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gulf of Nicoya
81 Genera with 88 Species
#ABCEFHILMNPRSUX
Achelous De Haan, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1980pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Ancinus H. Milne Edw..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Axiopsis Borradaile, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Barbouria Rathbun, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Biffarius Manning & Fe..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1853Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinus Rathbun, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Cleantioides Kensley and ..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ethusa Roux, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Euceramus Stimpson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eupilumnus Kossmann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Euryplax Stimpson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eurysquilla Manning, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Hemisquilla Hansen, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lithadia Bell, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1912Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Maiopsis Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesanthura Barnard, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905
Velvet shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Michalisquilla Van Der Wal ..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Pantomus A. Milne Edw..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paraphoxus Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalus Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopus Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Randallia Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ranilia H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 19343SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1893Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Solenolambrus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Speocarcinus Stimpson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Squilla Fabricius, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Xylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Nicoya
88 Species
Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898Narrow swimming crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Ancinus panamensis Glynn & Glynn, 1974
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Axiopsis caespitosa Squires, 1979
Biffarius fragilis Biffar, 1970Fragile ghost shrimp
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Callianassa costaricaensis Sakai, 2001
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Chasmocarcinus gemmatus Ng & Castro, 2016
Chasmocarcinus latipes Rathbun, 1898
Cleantioides occidentalis Richardson, 1899
Collodes granosus Stimpson, 1860
Collodes tenuirostris Rathbun, 1894
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Ethusa ciliatifrons Faxon, 1893
Ethusa lata Rathbun, 1894Oxystomatous crabs
Ethusa mascarone Herbst, 1785Stalkeye sumo crab
Euceramus panatelus Glassell, 1938
Euphylax robustus A. Milne-Edw..., 1874
Eupilumnus xantusii Stimpson, 1860
Euryplax polita Smith, 1870
Eurysquilla veleronis Schmitt, 1940
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Hepatus kossmanni Neumann, 1878
Hepatus lineatus Rathbun, 1898
Heterocrypta craneae Garth, 1959
Heterocrypta macrobrachia Stimpson, 1871
Hypoconcha panamensis Smith, 1869
Iliacantha hancocki Rathbun, 1935
Iliacantha schmitti Rathbun, 1935
Leiolambrus punctatissimus Owen, 1839
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Lithadia cumingii Bell, 1855
Litopenaeus occidentalis Streets, 1871Western white shrimp
Litopenaeus stylirostris Stimpson, 1871Blue shrimp
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Maiopsis panamensis Faxon, 1893Panamic spider crab
Mesanthura occidentalis Menzies & Ba..., 1959
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp
Michalisquilla parva Bigelow, 1891
Munida gracilipes Faxon, 1893
Munida obesa Faxon, 1893
Nanocassiope polita Rathbun, 1894
Notolopas lamellatus Stimpson, 1871
Palicus tuberculata Faxon, 1893
Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
Pantomus affinis Chace, 1937
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Parapagurus holthuisi Lemaitre, 1989
Persephona townsendi Rathbun, 1894
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant hermit crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Pilumnus fernandezi Garth, 1973
Pinnixa valerii Rathbun, 1931
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab
Plesionika mexicana Chace, 1937Mexican longbeak
Plesionika trispinus Squires & Ba..., 1976
Porcellana hancocki Glassell, 1938
Portunus (Portunus) acuminatus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Randallia agaricias Rathbun, 1898
Raninoides benedicti Rathbun, 1935
Rimapenaeus byrdi Burkenroad, 1934Carabali shrimp
Rimapenaeus faoe Obarrio, 1954Indio shrimp
Rimapenaeus pacificus Burkenroad, 1934Zebra shrimp
Sicyonia disdorsalis Burkenroad, 1934Keeled rock shrimp
Sicyonia picta Faxon, 1893Japanese shrimp
Solenocera agassizii Faxon, 1893Kolibri shrimp
Solenocera florea Burkenroad, 1938Flower shrimp
Solenocera mutator Burkenroad, 1938
Solenolambrus arcuatus Stimpson, 1871Arched elbow crab
Speocarcinus granulimanus Rathbun, 1894
Spinolambrus johngarthi Hendrickx & ..., 1997
Squilla aculeata Bigelow, 1893
Squilla panamensis Bigelow, 1891
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Upogebia vasquezi Ngoc-Ho, 1989
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Gulf of Nicoya
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
81
88
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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