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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Southern Gulf Islands (Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Gulf Islands
19 Families width 41 Species
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Lampropidae Sars, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae (Latreille, 1825)1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18970SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Gulf Islands
29 Genera with 41 Species
#ACDEFGHILMOPSU
Abludomelita Karaman, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Alamprops1SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1924Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopleustes Bousfield an..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimosphaeroma Menzies, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ianiropsis Sars, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Mesocrangon Zarenkov, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Pandalus Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pentidotea H. Richardson, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomma G.O. Sars, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Gulf Islands
41 Species
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Alamprops carinatus Hart, 1930
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Crangon alaskensis Lockington, 1877Alaska bay shrimp
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon nigricauda Stimpson, 1856Blacktail bay shrimp
Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus Dana, 1851Wideband hermit
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Gnathopleustes pachychaetus Bousfield & ..., 1995
Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense (Dana, 1853)⇒ Gnorimosphaeroma oregonensis Dana, 1853
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus stylus Stimpson, 1864Stiletto coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus tridens Rathbun, 1902Threespine coastal shrimp
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Mesocrangon munitella Walker, 1898Miniature Shrimp
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Munida quadrispina Benedict, 1902
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pagurus aleuticus Benedict, 1892Aleutian hermit
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus hirsutiusculus Dana, 1851Hairy hermit
Pagurus kennerlyi Stimpson, 1854Bluespine hermit
Pagurus ochotensis Brandt, 1851Alaskan hermit
Pandalus danae Stimpson, 1857Dock shrimp
Pentidotea resecata Stimpson, 1857Eelgrass Isopod
Pentidotea wosnesenskii Brandt, 1851Olive Green Isopod
Pinnixa eburna Wells, 1928Ivory pea crab
Pinnixa faba Dana, 1851Large pea crab
Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894Gaper pea crab
Pseudomma truncatum S.I. Smith, 1879
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Upogebia pugettensis Dana, 1852Blue mud shrimp

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Southern Gulf Islands
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
29
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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