List of decapod crustaceans of Dominica
Thirty-two species of decapod crustaceans have been recorded in Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. This includes eighteen species of true crabs (infraorder Brachyura); one species of hermit crab; one species of porcelain crab (infraorder Anomura); and eleven species of freshwater shrimp (infraorder Caridea).
Infraorder Anomura (hermit crabs and porcelain crabs)[]
- Family Coenobitidae
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- Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita cypleatus
- Family Porcellanidae
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Infraorder Brachyura (true crabs)[]
- Family Ocypodidae
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- Ocypode quadrata
- Ucides cordatus
- Family Plagusiidae
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- Family Sesarmidae
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- Family Varunidae
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Infraorder Caridea (shrimp)[]
References[]
- Peter G. H. Evans & James Arlington (1997). Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. pp. 6–9.
- Fenner A. Chace, Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs (1969). "The freshwater and terrestrial decapod crustaceans of the West Indies with special reference to Dominica". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 292: 1–258. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.292.1.
Categories:
- Fauna of Dominica
- Fauna of the Caribbean
- Lists of biota of Dominica
- Decapods
- Lists of crustaceans by country