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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanga Region
17 Families width 19 Species
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Nebaliidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanga Region
18 Genera with 19 Species
Acthiopopactes1SpeciesTaxom
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Exspina Lang, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ione Latreille, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Microcercus Budde-Lund, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Nebalia Leach, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Periscyphis Gerstaecker, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Thermocellio Verhoeff, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
19 Species
Acthiopopactes marmotatus
Aphiloscia maculicornis Budde-Lund, 1898
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Exspina typica Lang, 1968Whitemargin oxytheca
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Ione thoracica Montagu, 1808
Lembos dentocarpus
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Microcercus anomalus Gerstaecker, 1873
Nebalia melanophthalma Ledoyer, 2000
Panulirus versicolor Latreille, 1804Bamboo lobster
Periscyphis trivialis Gerstaecker, 1873
Portumnus lysianassa Herbst, 1801
Potamonautes (Rotundopotamonautes) berardi Audouin, 1826
Potamonautes infravallatus Hilgendorf, 1898
Potamonautes johnstoni Miers, 1885
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Tanga Region
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
16
17
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPhyllocarida
Packard, 1879
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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