Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
List of families for Papua New Guinea
246 Families width 2530 Species and 13 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 138 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Antheluridae Kensley & Sc..., 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833 | Doodle bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asellidae Latreille, 1802 | Freshwater Isopods | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967 | Bathysquillid mantis shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bogidiellidae Hertzog, 1936 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyscelidae Stephensen, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cheluridae Allman, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Colomastigidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Corystidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dexaminidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Epimeriidae Boeck, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eugonatonotidae Chace, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977 | Eurysquillid mantis shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eusiridae Stebbing, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Expanathuridae Nunomura, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iphimediidae Boeck, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptognathiidae Sieg, 1976 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoriidae White, 1850 | Gribble | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Linnaeoxanthidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luciferidae De Haan, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Maxillipiidae Ledoyer, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melphidippidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metapseudidae Lang, 1970 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neotanaidae Lang, 1956 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlesidae Stebbing, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Opisidae Lowry & Stod..., 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pakynidae Lowry & Myers, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 275 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Paracalliopiidae Barnard & Ka..., 1982 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapseudidae Gutu, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanaidae Lang, 1949 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaliscidae Boeck, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Phliantidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Photidae (Boeck, 1871) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pontoporeiidae Dana, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Progeryonidae Å tevÄić..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892 | Scissorfoot shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pylochelidae Bate, 1888 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Salentinellidae Bousfield, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scalopidiidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Serolidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Stegocephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Styloniscidae Vandel, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synopiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassinidae Latreille, 1831 | Mud lobsters | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Uristidae Hurley, 1963 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Vultocinidae Ng & Manuel-..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wandinidae Lowry & Stod..., 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
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Malacostraca at biodiversity.org.au
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