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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
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29
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Genera
Species
 
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List of families for Olifants River
25 Families width 29 Species
#CHAPVSIMEU
Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae (Dana, 1852)Burrowing Ghost Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18310SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors1SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae (Lilljeborg, 1865)1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Olifants River
27 Genera with 29 Species
#ACDEGHMNPSU
Afrochiltonia Barnard, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cubaris Brandt, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Deto Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Eorchestia Bousfield, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurydice Leach, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Gebia Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosoma Desmarest, 1823Crown crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mesopodopsis Czerniavsky, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Spiroplax Manning & Ho..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
29 Species
Afrochiltonia capensis Barnard, 1916
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Apohyale hirtipalma Dana, 1852
Callianassa kraussi (Stebbing, 1985)⇒ Callichirus kraussi Stebbing, 1900
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Deto echinata Guérin, 1836
Eorchestia rectipalma K.H. Barnard, 1940
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eurydice longicornis Studer, 1883
Exosphaeroma hylecoetes Barnard, 1940
Exosphaeroma laevisculum Heller, 1868
Exosphaeroma laeviusculum Heller, 1868
Gebia africana (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Upogebia africana Ortmann, 1894
Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1823
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Mesopodopsis slabberi Van Beneden, 1861
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Nototropis guttatus (Costa, 1853)⇒ Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Parapenaeus fissurus Spence Bate, 1881Neptune rose shrimp
Potamonautes perlatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape river crab
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Sphaeroma exosphaeroma Boone, 1918
Spiroplax spiralis Barnard, 1950
Upogebia africana Ortmann, 1894

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Olifants River
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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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