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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Sydney Harbour (Sydney, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
15
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney Harbour
15 Families width 17 Species
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors1SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Limnoriidae White, 1850Gribble3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae (Haworth, 1825)Pandalid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaidae Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18250SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney Harbour
15 Genera with 17 Species
Belosquilla Ahyong, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1775tongue-biter1SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Philippi, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Guinusia Schubart & C..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limnoria Leach, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1879Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Zeuxo Templeton, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Zuzara Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Harbour
17 Species
Belosquilla laevis Hess, 1865Smooth Mantis Shrimp
Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839Mountain misery
Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab
Limnoria indica Becker & Kampf, 1958
Limnoria quadripunctata Holthuis, 1949Gribble
Limnoria tripunctata Menzies, 1951Tripunctate gribble
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Metapenaeopsis palmensis Haswell, 1879Southern Velvet Prawn
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Palinurus hugeli
Parasesarma erythodactyla Hess, 1865
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Plesionika semilaevis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Rhynchocinetes serratus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Hinged-beaked Prawn
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Zeuxo edgari Larsen, 2014

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Sydney Harbour
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
15
15
17
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