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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
39 Families width 68 Species
#PAGBCDSEHLMO
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19040SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods2SpeciesTaxom
Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Photidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Parabathynellidae Cho, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomysidae Clarke, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 20131SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
58 Genera with 68 Species
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Abyssotheres Manning & Galil, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Acetes Milne Edwards, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Arcithelphusa Pati & Sudha..., 2015
0SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidium Brandt, 2006Pill bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Bodotria Goodsir, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cheiriphotis Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanoniscus Pillai, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Cymodoce Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Dodophotis G. Karaman, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Elthusa Schioedte & ..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1767Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eocuma Marcusen, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eurindicus De Grave Arj..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Habrobathynella Schminke, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Iphinoe Bate, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Joryma Bowman & Tareen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Latigammaropsis Myers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1985Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1891Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1798metapenaeus shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Quollastria Ahyong, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeomysis Caroli, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Typhlocarcinus Stimpson, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Victoriopisa Karaman & Ba..., 20181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
68 Species
Abyssotheres abyssicola Alcock & And..., 1899
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acetes japonicus Kishinouye, 1905Akiami paste shrimp
Aristeus alcocki Ramadan, 1938Arabian red shrimp
Armadillidium payangadensis Srivastava, ..., 2006
Bodotria (Bodotria) minuta Kurian, 1961
Caecognathia gnamptogenys Cohen & Poore, 1994
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Carcinoplax fasciata Ng & Biju Kumar, 2016
Caridina gracilirostris De Man, 1892Mosquito shrimp
Cheiriphotis megacheles Giles, 1885
Cirolana (Anopsilana) willeyi (Stebbing, 1904)⇒ Anopsilana willeyi Stebbing, 1904
Cirolana bovina Barnard, 1940
Cirolanoniscus willeyi Pillai, 1966
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Cymodoce longistylis Miers, 1884
Cymothoa asymmetrica Pillai, 1954Mousetail
Diogenes spongicola Komai, Ravin..., 2018
Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788
Dodophotis digitata K.H. Barnard, 1935
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Elthusa samariscii Shiino, 1951
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Eocuma travancoricum Kurian, 1951
Eurindicus bhugarbha De Grave, Ar..., 2018
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Habrobathynella adishankara Elia, Shaik ..., 2016
Habrobathynella muvattupuzha Elia, Shaik ..., 2016
Heterocarpus gibbosus Spence Bate, 1888Humpback Nylon Shrimp
Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901Indian Nylon Shrimp
Hippa asiatica (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767
Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952
Joryma sawayah Bowman & Tareen, 1983
Latigammaropsis atlantica Stebbing, 1888
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium veliense Jayachandran..., 1985
Megokris pescadoreensis Schmitt, 1931
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Metapenaeopsis andamanensis Wood-Mason, 1891Rice velvet shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Mothocya renardi Bleeker, 1857
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Panulirus penicillatus Olivier, 1791Coral Cray
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Penaeopsis jerryi Pérez Farfante, 1979Thermosbaenaceans
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Pinnotheres sanguinolariae Pillai, 1951
Plesionika persica Kemp, 1925
Plesionika quasigrandis Chace, 1985
Plesionika reflexa Chace, 1985
Pontocaris propensalata Spence Bate, 1888
Quollastria kapala Ahyong, 2001
Solenocera hextii Wood-Mason &..., 1891Deep-sea mud shrimp
Solenocera rathbuni Ramadan, 1938Ward's milkvetch
Spelaeomysis longipes Pillai & Mar..., 1964
Sphaeroma annandalei Stebbing, 1911
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Typhlocarcinus kerala Ng, Devi & B..., 2017
Victoriopisa cusatensis Joseph, Nand..., 2018

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Kerala
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
58
68
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