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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
35
50
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
35 Families width 62 Species and 2 Subspecies
#APSBGDCLKMOT
Armadillidae Brandt, 183111SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice3SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae (Huxley, 1879)Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Koonungidae Sayce, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Bathynellidae Pennak & Ward, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Parabathynellidae Cho, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)3SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19707SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannophontidae Schram, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
50 Genera with 62 Species
#ABCDGLMNOPRST
Acanthoniscus Kinahan, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Actumnus Dana, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Apanthura Stebbing, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armadillo Latreille, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Athelges Hesse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Bethalus Budde-Lund, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Calaxius Sakai and de..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Carcinione Bourdon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Cyathura Norman & Ste..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Diploexochus Brandt, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dolicholana Bruce, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Laureola Barnard, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Leptostylis Sars, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Limnocaridina Calman, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Manibia Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Micraspides Nicholls, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Nannobathynella Noodt, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Niambia Budde-Lund, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydillo Arcangeli, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pacifoculodes Bousfield an..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Parabathynella Chappuis, 01SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiploexochus Arcangeli, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesillo Ferrara & Taiti, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannophontes Schram, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
62 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthoniscus spiniger Kinahan, 1859
Actumnus margarodes MacGilchrist, 1905
Apanthura isotoma Poore & Lew Ton, 1985
Aphiloscia tinglei Ferrara, Pao..., 1994
Aphiloscia vilis Budde-Lund, 1885
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armadillo cassida Budde-Lund, 1908
Armadillo rhodesiensis Barnard, 1932
Armadillo salisburyensis Barnard, 1932
Athelges cladophorus Gerstaecker, 1862
Bathygnathia cardiocondyla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bethalus rhodesiae Barnard, 1932
Calaxius oxypleura (A. B. Williams, 1974)⇒ Calaxius oxypleurus A. B. Williams, 1974
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Carcinione platypleura Bourdon, 1983
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cyathura peirates Bamber, 2008
Diploexochus rhodesiensis (Barnard, 1932)⇒ Pachydillo rhodesiensis Barnard, 1932
Dolicholana porcellana Barnard, 1936
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Laureola longispina Barnard, 1956
Laureola paucispinosa Barnard, 1949
Leptostylis antipus Zimmer, 1907
Limnocaridina tanganyikae Calman, 1899
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Manibia lata Barnard, 1932
Micraspides calmani Nicholls, 1931
Micropagurus acantholepis Stimpson, 1858
Munidopsis anemia Macpherson &..., 2005
Nannobathynella africana
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Niambia lata Barnard, 1932
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Pachydillo rhodesiensis Barnard, 1932
Pacifoculodes synophthalmus Bulycheva, 1952
Parabathynella caparti
Philoscia muscorum Scopoli, 1763Common striped woodlouse
Potamon (Potamonautes) bayonianum
Potamon (Potamonautes) calcaratum Gordon, 1929
Potamon calcaratus (Gordon, 1929)⇒ Potamonautes calcaratus Gordon, 1929
Potamonautes bayonianus Brito Capello, 1864
Potamonautes calcaratus Gordon, 1929
Potamonautes depressus Krauss, 1843Flat River Crab
Potamonautes depressus depressus Bott, 1955
Potamonautes loveridgei Rathbun, 1933
Potamonautes montivagus Chace, 1953
Potamonautes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868Obese Crab
Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904Natal river crab
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Pseudodiploexochus vumbaensis Barnard, 1949
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhodesillo sulcifrons Ferrara & Taiti, 1978
Sakaija africana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794
Tyrannophontes theridion Schram, 1969

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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50
62
Families
Genera
Species

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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