Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
170 Families width 611 Species and 10 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancinidae Tattersall, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833 | Doodle bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asellidae Latreille, 1802 | Freshwater Isopods | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967 | Bathysquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capitoniscidae Boyko & Will..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Whale lice | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Epimeriidae Boeck, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eusiridae Stebbing, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Gynodiastylidae Stebbing, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Holidoteidae Wägele, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyssuridae Wägele, 1981 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomesidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Janirellidae Menzies, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Katianiridae Svavarsson, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoriidae White, 1850 | Gribble | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munnidae Sars, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 | Sow Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapseudidae Gutu, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phliantidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protojaniridae Fresi, Idat..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudojaniridae Wilson, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternophysingidae Holsinger, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Styloniscidae Vandel, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrasquillidae Manning & Camp, 1993 | Tetrasquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899 | Woodlice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannophontidae Schram, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uristidae Hurley, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
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
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