Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
List of families for Nigeria
102 Families width 318 Species and 6 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomesidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munnidae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasquillidae Manning, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Stenasellidae Dudich, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaidae Dana, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrasquillidae Manning & Camp, 1993 | Tetrasquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Nigeria
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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