Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)
List of families for Vanuatu
109 Families width 740 Species and 4 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Gamba prawns | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 | Benthesicymid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Epimeriidae Boeck, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 | Armored shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006 | Champagne crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Nannosquillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980 | Odontodactylid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 | Deepwater hermit crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Parastacidae Huxley, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 | Blind lobsters | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Protosquillidae Manning, 1980 | Protosquillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977 | Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pylochelidae Bate, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Sergestidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vibiliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 29 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Vanuatu
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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