Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans) and region West India (India)
List of families for West India 56 Families width 155 Species #APSMCXOGBDHELIVU
| Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegidae White, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 1904 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippidae Latreille, 1825 | Mole Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910 | Gonodactylid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parabathynellidae Cho, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for West India 115 Genera with 155 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUVX
| Acetes Milne Edwards, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alitropus H. Milne-Edw..., 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1897 | pistol shrimps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylocheles Haig, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apanthura Stebbing, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcotheres Manning, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atarbolana Bruce & Javed, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atergatis De Haan, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Barytelphusa Alcock, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotria Goodsir, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caecognathia Dollfus, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1782 | Box crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1877 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cilicaea Leach, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobita Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cubaris Brandt, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyathura Norman & Ste..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclaspis Sars, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymadusa Savigny, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Demania Laurie, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenes Dana, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotilla De Haan, 1852 | Sand bubbler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmopus Costa, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emerita Gronovius, 1965 | Mole crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enosteoides Johnson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episesarma De Man, 1853 | Tree-climbing crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriphia Latreille, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurobowmaniella Murano, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurydice Leach, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathia Leach, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodactylus Berthold, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gubernatoriana Bott, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Habrobathynella Schminke, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpiosquilla Holthuis, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocuma Miers, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Iphinoe Bate, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labuanium Serène and Soh, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lahaina Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosia Weber, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marsupenaeus Tirmizi, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Medaeops Guinot, 1967 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1798 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905 | Velvet shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1963 | metapenaeus shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomia Gistl, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogonodactylus Manning, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nerocila Leach, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oncinopus De Haan, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oratosquillina Manning, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemon Weber, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panulirus White, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasesarma De Man, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusa Milne-Edwards, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratya Miers, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parhyale Stebbing, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeus Fabricius, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perioculodes Sars, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrochirus Stimpson, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrolisthes Stimpson, 1820 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philyra Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheres Bosc, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellana Lamarck, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Probopyrus Giard and Bo..., 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Processa Leach, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ryphila Galil, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saron Thallwitz, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scylla De Haan, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Seulocia Galil, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroma Bosc, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenetrium Haswell, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tholozodium Eleftheriou,..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troglindicus Sankolli & S..., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidodromia McLay, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoe Dana, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West India 155 Species | Acetes indicus H. Milne Edw..., 1830 | Jawala paste shrimp | | Alitropus typus H. Milne Edw..., 1840 | Dotted bristle fern | | Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901 | Brown snapping shrimp | | Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Banded snapping shrimp | | Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878 | Cylindrial snapping shrimp | | Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | | Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897 | | | Ancylocheles peterngi Trivedi, Osa..., 2017 | | | Apanthura microps Kensley, 1980 | | | Arcotheres placunae Hornell & So..., 1909 | | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775 | Speckled Moon Crab | | Atarbolana exoconta Bruce & Javed, 1987 | | | Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818 | Bashful Crab | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900 | | | Barytelphusa cunicularis Westwood, 1836 | | | Barytelphusa guerini H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Barytelphusa jacquemontii Rathbun, 1905 | | | Bodotria (Bodotria) platybasis Radhadevi & ..., 1981 | | | Caecognathia rhektos Kensley, Sch..., 2009 | | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871 | | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918 | | | Caridina kutchi Pandya & Ric..., 2019 | | | Caridina rajadhari Bouvier, 1918 | | | Caridina weberi De Man, 1892 | Pugnose caridina | | Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789 | | | Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798 | Portunid Crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899 | | | Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites Wood-Mason, 1877 | | | Cilicaea latreillei Leach, 1818 | | | Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791 | | | Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787 | Caribbean hermit crab | | Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833 | Little sea pillbug | | Cyathura peirates Bamber, 2008 | | | Cyclaspis varians Calman, 1912 | | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816) | ⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004 | | Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004 | | | Demania scaberrima Walker, 1887 | | | Diogenes chhapgari Trivedi, Osa..., 2016 | | | Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Elamena cristatipes Gravely, 1927 | | | Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trive..., 2018 | | | Emerita austroafricana Schmitt, 1937 | | | Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965 | | | Enosteoides ornatus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Eurobowmaniella simulans W. Tattersall, 1915 | | | Eurydice peraticis Jones, 1974 | | | Fenneropenaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 | Banana Prawn | | Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 | Redtail prawn | | Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Ghatiana atropurpurea Pati, Thacke..., 2016 | | | Gnathia arabica Schotte, 1995 | | | Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994 | | | Gonodactylus chiragra Fabricius, 1781 | Clubfoot Mantis Shrimp | | Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | Mottled lightfoot crab | | Gubernatoriana longipes Pati & Thack..., 2018 | | | Gubernatoriana pilosipes Alcock, 1909 | | | Habrobathynella muvattupuzha Elia, Shaik ..., 2016 | | | Harpiosquilla harpax De Haan, 1844 | Rapacious Mantis Shrimp | | Heterocuma armatum Kurian, 1954 | | | Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Broken-back Shrimp | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952 | | | Labuanium rotundatum Hess, 1865 | European stream valvata | | Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851 | | | Leucosia sima Alcock, 1896 | | | Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830 | Sponge Crab | | Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889) | ⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987 | | Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Marsupenaeus japonicus Spence Bate, 1888 | Australian Kuruma Prawn | | Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 | Flower Moon Crab | | Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781 | Common Moon Crab | | Menippe rumphii Fabricius, 1798 | | | Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock, 1905 | Fiddler shrimp | | Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837 | Jinga shrimp | | Metapenaeus brevicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837 | Yellow prawn | | Metapenaeus kutchensis P.C. George,..., 1963 | Ginger shrimp | | Metopograpsus latifrons White, 1847 | | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860 | Anemone crab | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790 | | | Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892 | | | Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861 | | | Myomenippe hardwickii Gray, 1831 | | | Neogonodactylus oerstedii Hansen, 1895 | Swollen-claw Mantis | | Nerocila orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | | Nerocila sigani Bowman & Tareen, 1983 | | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848 | Oncinopus Neptunus | | Oratosquillina interrupta Kemp, 1911 | Blackspot Mantis Shrimp | | Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860 | Indian bait prawn | | Panulirus polyphagus Herbst, 1793 | Mud Rock Lobster | | Parapenaeopsis hardwickii Miers, 1878 | Hard spear shrimp | | Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837 | Coromandel shrimp | | Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003 | | | Parathelphusa fronto | | | Parathelphusa gubernatoris | | | Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917 | Australian Paratya | | Parhyale piloi Myers, Trive..., 2017 | | | Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 | Green Tiger Prawn | | Perioculodes megapleon Giles, 1888 | | | Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant hermit | | Petrolisthes boscii Audouin, 1826 | | | Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802 | Banded porcelain crab | | Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820 | Lamarck's Porcelain Crab | | Philyra scabriuscula Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pilumnus caribaeus Desbonne, 1867 | Coarsespine hairy crab | | Pilumnus thoe Herbst, 1803 | | | Pilumnus vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 | Bad-day Hair Crab | | Pinnotheres vicajii Chhapgar, 1957 | | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820 | Red Porcelain Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 | Alimasag | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Probopyrus pica Chopra, 1923 | | | Processa compacta Crosnier, 1971 | | | Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1955 | | | Pseudopaguristes monoporus Morgan, 1987 | Monoporus Hermit Crab | | Ryphila cancellus Herbst, 1783 | | | Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811 | Common Marble Shrimp | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 | Black crab | | Seulocia pubescens Miers, 1877 | Olive Purse Crab | | Sphaeroma terebrans Bate, 1866 | Mangrove boring isopod | | Stenetrium dagama Barnard, 1920 | | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891 | Common Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905 | | | Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909 | Townsend snapping shrimp | | Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830 | Crenate swimming crab | | Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803 | Blue-spined Swimming Crab | | Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852 | Spiny Claw Swimming Crab | | Tholozodium ocellatum Eleftheriou,..., 1980 | | | Troglindicus phreaticus Sankolli & S..., 1979 | | | Tubuca alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018 | | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab | | Urothoe platydactyla Rabindranath, 1971 | | | Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798 | Peregrine Crab | | Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931 | |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in West India
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