Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
List of families for South Nigeria
31 Families width 48 Species #NAECPGDVMSHILO
| Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae (H. Milne-Edw..., 1853) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Penaeid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae (Latreille, 1825) | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae (Latreille, 1802) | Squillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for South Nigeria
39 Genera with 48 Species #ACDFGHILMOPS
Acanthosquilla Manning, 1963 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Albunea Weber, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apiomithrax Rathbun, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1958 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cubaris Brandt, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmocaris Sollaud, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galathea Fabricius, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gibberosus Thomas and J..., 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterophoxus Shoemaker, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippa Fabricius, 1791 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leander E. Desmarest, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillina Manning, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1857 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonetes Heller, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapagurus Smith, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeus Fabricius, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodorippe Manning & Ho..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Podocallichirus Sakai, 1999 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyra Capart, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sarmatium Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllarus Fabricius, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squilla Fabricius, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
48 Species | Albunea elegans A. Milne Edw..., 1898 | | | Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883 | Bigfisted swimcrab | | Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883 | Gladiator swimcrab | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898 | | | Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900 | Largeflower tickclover | | Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833 | Little sea pillbug | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896) | ⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Desmocaris trispinosa Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Galathea wolffi Miyake & Baba, 1970 | | | Gibberosus longimerus Schellenberg, 1925 | | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Heterophoxus ophthalmicus Schellenberg, 1925 | | | Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970 | | | Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791 | | | Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Leander edwardsii (Heller, 1863) | ⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Lysiosquillina maculata Fabricius, 1793 | Striped mantis shrimp | | Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | Brackish river prawn | | Macrobrachium sollaudii De Man, 1912 | | | Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | African river prawn | | Macropodia hesperiae Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Macropodia straeleni Capart, 1951 | | | Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880 | | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851 | | Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sallaudii | | | Palaemon (Parapalaemon) vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) | ⇒ Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857 | | Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892 | Zaire prawn | | Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986 | Chinese bottle tree | | Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | | Phyllodorippe armata Miers, 1881 | | | Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902 | | | Pseudomyra mbizi Capart, 1951 | | | Scyllarus posteli (Forest, 1963) | ⇒ Acantharctus posteli Forest, 1963 | | Sesarma buettikoferi De Man, 1883 | | | Solenolambrus noordendei Capart, 1951 | | | Squilla aculeata Bigelow, 1893 | | | Squilla empusa (Say, 1818) | ⇒ Faughnia haani Holthuis, 1959 |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in South 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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