Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
List of families for Sri Lanka
156 Families width 943 Species and 30 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argissidae Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Astacidae Latreille, 1802 | Astacid crayfishes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colomastigidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dexaminidae Leach, 1814 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eusiridae Stebbing, 1888 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathostenetroididae Kussakin, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperiidae Dana, 1853 | Hyperiids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Melphidippidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Microcerberidae Karaman, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neotanaidae Lang, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 | Sow Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 5 | 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 | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Photidae (Boeck, 1871) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurocopidae Fresi & Schi..., 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Protojaniridae Fresi, Idat..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Serolidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Synopiidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 59 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Sri Lanka
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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