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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Halifax County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
103
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Halifax County (Nova Scotia)
69 Families width 135 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ICATUGPOBDMLEHNJS
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Asellidae Latreille, 1802Freshwater Isopods2SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Chaetiliidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cylisticidae Verhoeff, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids9SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18197SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Leuconidae Sars, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster2SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 19330SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Limnoriidae White, 1850Gribble1SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Munnidae Sars, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Nebaliidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Santiidae Wilson, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Halifax County (Nova Scotia)
103 Genera with 135 Species
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Acanthonotozoma Boeck, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1956pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Americorchestia Bousfield, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Apanthura Stebbing, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitrus Hurley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidium Brandt, 1804Pill bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1818Cave Obligate Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chiridotea Harger, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Cyclaspis Sars, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cylisticus Schnitzler, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Diastylis Say, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Edotia Guérin-Ménev..., 18182SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Eudorella Norman, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eudorellopsis Sars, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Euphausia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eusirus Krøyer, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus7SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Halirages Boeck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hemiarthrus Giard and Bo..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Idotea Fabricius, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Jaera Leach, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Janira Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsis Koehler, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1767rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Limnoria Leach, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Monodgnathia Cohen & Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Munna Krøyer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mysis Latreille, 1873Opossum Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Nebalia Leach, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Neomysis Czerniavsky, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Oniscus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Oxyurostylis Calman, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pandalus Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paroediceros G. O. Sars, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleustes Bate, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pleusymtes J. L. Barnard, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Politolana Bruce, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneia Boeck, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeia Kröyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Rostroculodes Bousfield an..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Santia Sivertsen & ..., 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Synidotea Harger, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipus Budde-Lund, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscus Brandt, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Halifax County (Nova Scotia)
135 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonotozoma rusanovae Bryazgin, 1974
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Americorchestia megalophthalma Bate, 1862Northern big-eyed sandhopper
Ampelisca eschrichtii Krøyer, 1842
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Anonyx lilljeborgi (Boeck, 1871)⇒ Anonyx lilljeborgii Boeck, 1870
Anonyx makarovi Gurjanova, 1962
Anonyx ochoticus Gurjanova, 1962
Apanthura isotoma Poore & Lew Ton, 1985
Arcitalitrus sylvaticus Haswell, 1879Gammarid amphipod
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804Carpenter
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Caecognathia dolichoderus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Chiridotea coeca Say, 1818Sand isopod
Chiridotea tuftsii Stimpson, 1853
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Crangon vulgaris (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Cyclaspis caprella Hale, 1936
Cylisticus convexus De Geer, 1778Curly Woodlouse
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Diastylis goodsiri Bell, 1855
Diastylis lucifera Kroyer, 1837
Diastylis polita Smith, 1879
Diastylis quadrispinosa Sars, 1871
Diastylis sculpta Sars, 1871
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Edotia montosa (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Edotia triloba Say, 1818
Edotia triloba Say, 1818
Ericthonius rubricornis (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841Arctic eualid
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus macilentus Krøyer, 1841Greenland shrimp
Eudorella truncatula Bate, 1856
Eudorellopsis integer
Eudorellopsis integra Smith, 1879
Euphausia krohni (Brandt, 1851)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Eusirus cuspidatus Krøyer, 1845
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammaropsis nitida Stimpson, 1853
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Halirages fulvocinctus M. Sars, 1858
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Hemiarthrus abdominalis Krøyer, 1840
Hippolyte aculeata
Hippolyte gaimardi
Hippolyte polaris (Krøyer, 1842)⇒ Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Idotea balthica Pallas, 1772Baltic Isopod
Idotea metallica (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Idotea ostroumovi Sowinsky, 1895
Idotea phosphorea Harger, 1873Maui peperomia
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Jaera (Jaera) albifrons Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Jaera (Jaera) praehirsuta Forsman, 1949
Janira alta Stimpson, 1853
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Ligia oceanica Linnaeus, 1767Common sea slater
Limnoria lignorum Rathke, 1799Gribble
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Monodgnathia ponera Cohen & Poore, 1994
Munna truncata Richardson, 1908
Mysis stenolepis S.I. Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Nebalia bipes Fabricius, 1780
Nebalia melanophthalma Ledoyer, 2000
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Neomysis americana S.I. Smith, 1873Globular springtails
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758Common Shiny Woodlouse
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Oxyurostylis smithi Calman, 1912
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964Bowed Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Pandalus borealis Krøyer, 1838Crevette nordique
Pandalus montagui Leach, 1814Aesop prawn
Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869
Paramphithoe hystrix Ross, 1835
Paroediceros lynceus Sars, 1858
Philoscia muscorum Scopoli, 1763Common striped woodlouse
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pleustes (Pleustes) panoplus Krøyer, 1838
Pleusymtes glaber Boeck, 1861
Politolana concharum Stimpson, 1853Greedy isopod
Pontogeneia inermis Kroyer, 1838
Pontophilus norvegicus M. Sars, 1861Norwegian shrimp
Pontoporeia femorata Krøyer, 1842
Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804Dooryard sowbug
Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804Common rough woodlouse
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhachotropis aculeata Lepechin, 1780
Rostroculodes borealis Boeck, 1871
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Synidotea marmorata Packard, 1867
Synidotea nodulosa Krøyer, 1846
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Trachelipus rathkii Brandt, 1833Isopod
Trichoniscus pusillus Brandt, 1833Common pygmy woodlouse

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Halifax County (Nova Scotia)
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
68
102
133
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Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPhyllocarida
Packard, 1879
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1
2
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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