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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Kwale (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale
14 Families width 18 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980Odontodactylid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale
16 Genera with 18 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Discias Rathbun, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Odontodactylus Bigelow, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1922anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenopus Latreille, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale
18 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Discias exul Kemp, 1920
Eriphia ferox Koh & Ng, 2008
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Neopetrolisthes maculates Milne-Edward..., 1837
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Odontodactylus scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758Clown mantis shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes rex Kemp, 1922
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936Camel Shrimp
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Stenopus hispidus Olivier, 1811Banded Boxer Shrimp
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Kwale
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
16
18
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