Decapod crustaceans, shrimps, crabs, prawns and their allies are highly visible and important members of marine environments. They are among the most charismatic of marine animals, inhabiting beaches, rocky shores and into the deep sea, hiding under stones, burrowing in the sediment and nestling in among algae and many other microhabitats. However, most are difficult to identify by the specialist and amateur naturalist alike.
Marine Decapod Crustacea explains the anatomical features necessary for differentiating taxa and includes diagnoses and identification keys to all 189 families and 2121 genera of marine Decapoda. Many decapods have vivid colours, which are showcased in a selection of spectacular photographs of many representative species.
This volume provides an entry to the literature for taxonomists, naturalists, consultants, ecologists, teachers and students wanting to identify local faunas and understand this diverse group.
Author(s): Gary C.B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong
Publisher: CRC Press/CSIRO
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 928
City: Melbourne
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
What is a crustacean?
Scope of this work
History and resources
Structure of this book, and some advice!
2. Systematics
Evolution of the Crustacea
Classification of the Crustacea
Classification of the Decapoda
Key to suborders and infraorders of Decapoda and shrimp-like marine crustaceans
3. Dendrobranchiata – prawns and shrimps
Penaeoidea
Aristeidae
Benthesicymidae
Penaeidae
Sicyoniidae
Solenoceridae
Sergestoidea
Luciferidae
Sergestidae
4. Stenopodidea – coral shrimps and Venus shrimps
Macromaxillocarididae
Spongicolidae
Stenopodidae
5. Procarididea – shrimps
Procarididae
6. Caridea – shrimps
Alpheoidea
Alpheidae
Barbouriidae
Bythocarididae
Hippolytidae
Lysmatidae
Merguiidae
Ogyrididae
Thoridae
Atyoidea
Atyidae
Bresilioidea
Agostocarididae
Alvinocarididae
Bresiliidae
Disciadidae
Pseudochelidae
Campylonotoidea
Bathypalaemonellidae
Campylonotidae
Crangonoidea
Crangonidae
Glyphocrangonidae
Nematocarcinoidea
Eugonatonotidae
Lipkiidae
Nematocarcinidae
Rhynchocinetidae
Oplophoroidea
Acanthephyridae
Oplophoridae
Palaemonoidea
Palaemonidae
Pandaloidea
Chlorotocellidae
Pandalidae
Pasiphaeoidea
Pasiphaeidae
Physetocaridoidea
Physetocarididae
Processoidea
Processidae
Psalidopodoidea
Psalidopodidae
Stylodactyloidea
Stylodactylidae
Family incerta sedis Anchialocarididae
7. Astacidea – scampi and crayfish
Enoplometopidae
Nephropidae
8. Glypheidea – lobsters
Glypheidae
9. Axiidea – sponge shrimps, ghost shrimps and mud lobsters
Anacalliacidae
Axiidae
Callianassidae
Callianideidae
Callianopsidae
Callichiridae
Ctenochelidae
Eucalliacidae
Micheleidae
Paracalliacidae
Strahlaxiidae
10. Gebiidea – mud lobsters and sponge shrimps
Laomediidae
Thalassinidae
Upogebiidae
11. Achelata – spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and bugs
Palinuridae
Scyllaridae
12. Polychelida – deep-sea lobsters
Polychelidae
13. Anomura – hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, king crabs, mole crabs, squat lobsters
Chirostyloidea
Chirostylidae
Eumunididae
Kiwaidae
Sternostylidae
Galatheoidea
Galatheidae
Munididae
Munidopsidae
Porcellanidae
Hippoidea
Albuneidae
Blepharipodidae
Hippidae
Lomisoidea
Lomisidae
Paguroidea
Coenobitidae
Diogenidae
Lithodidae
Paguridae
Parapaguridae
Pylochelidae
Pylojacquesidae
Xylopaguridae
Colour plates
14. Brachyura – crabs
Section Cyclodorippoida
Cyclodorippoidea
Cyclodorippidae
Cymonomidae
Phyllotymolinidae
Section Dromiacea
Dromioidea
Dromiidae
Dynomenidae
Homolodromioidea
Homolodromiidae
Section Homoloida
Homoloidea
Homolidae
Latreilliidae
Poupiniidae
Section Raninoida
Raninoidea
Lyreididae
Raninidae
Section Eubrachyura
Subsection Heterotremata
Aethroidea
Aethridae
Bellioidea
Belliidae
Heteroziidae
Bythograeoidea
Bythograeidae
Calappoidea
Calappidae
Matutidae
Cancroidea
Atelecyclidae
Cancridae
Carpilioidea
Carpiliidae
Cheiragonoidea
Cheiragonidae
Corystoidea
Corystidae
Dairoidea
Dairidae
Dorippoidea
Dorippidae
Ethusidae
Eriphioidea
Dacryopilumnidae
Eriphiidae
Hypothalassiidae
Menippidae
Oziidae
Platyxanthidae
Goneplacoidea
Acidopsidae
Chasmocarcinidae
Conleyidae
Euryplacidae
Goneplacidae
Litocheiridae
Mathildellidae
Progeryonidae
Scalopidiidae
Sotoplacidae
Vultocinidae
Hexapodoidea
Hexapodidae
Hymenosomatoidea
Hymenosomatidae
Leucosioidea
Iphiculidae
Leucosiidae
Majoidea
Epialtidae
Inachidae
Inachoididae
Majidae
Mithracidae
Oregoniidae
Orithyioidea
Orithyiidae
Palicoidea
Crossotonotidae
Palicidae
Parthenopoidea
Dairoididae
Parthenopidae
Pilumnoidea
Galenidae
Pilumnidae
Tanaochelidae
Portunoidea
Brusiniidae
Carcinidae
Geryonidae
Nautilocorystidae
Ovalipidae
Pirimelidae
Polybiidae
Portunidae
Thiidae
Pseudocarcinoidea
Pseudocarcinidae
Pseudozioidea
Christmaplacidae
Pilumnoididae
Planopilumnidae
Pseudoziidae
Retroplumoidea
Retroplumidae
Trapezioidea
Domeciidae
Tetraliidae
Trapeziidae
Trichopeltarioidea
Trichopeltariidae
Xanthoidea
Linnaeoxanthidae
Panopeidae
Pseudorhombilidae
Xanthidae
Subsection Thoracotremata
Aphanodactyloidea
Aphanodactylidae
Cryptochiroidea
Cryptochiridae
Grapsoidea
Grapsidae
Leptograpsodidae
Percnidae
Plagusiidae
Sesarmidae
Varunidae
Xenograpsidae
Ocypodoidea
Camptandriidae
Dotillidae
Heloeciidae
Macrophthalmidae
Mictyridae
Ocypodidae
Xenophthalmidae
Pinnotheroidea
Pinnotheridae
Glossary
Credits
Index to genus-group, family-group and higher taxonomic names
