Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
List of families for Tanzania
157 Families width 1014 Species and 16 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVX
| Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanodactylidae Ahyong & Ng, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erymidae Van Straelen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Expanathuridae Nunomura, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glypheidae Zittel, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidomysidae Clarke, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Leucothoidae Dana, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophogastridae Sars, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Micheleidae Sakai, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 | Sow Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagurapseudidae Lang, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Periscyphicidae Ferrara, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Photidae (Boeck, 1871) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pronoidae Dana, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Santiidae Wilson, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Scyphacidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Solenocerid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Takuidae Manning, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 55 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Tanzania
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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