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Crabs, shrimps, spiders, scorpions and other arthropods of Somalia: 585 species (part 3 of 4)

GBIF holds records of 585 arthropod species from Somalia other than insects: crabs, shrimps, lobsters and other crustaceans, spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites, sea spiders, centipedes and millipedes.

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Part 3 of 4 of Crabs, shrimps, spiders, scorpions and other arthropods of Somalia: 585 species. Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Full list (585 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Lophogaster schmidti Lophogaster schmidti Lophogastridae NE 3
Lucicutia aurita Lucicutia aurita Lucicutiidae NE 1
Lucicutia grandis Lucicutia grandis Lucicutiidae NE 1
Lucicutia longicornis Lucicutia longicornis Lucicutiidae NE 1
Lucicutia wolfendeni Lucicutia wolfendeni Lucicutiidae NE 1
Wadicosa benadira Wadicosa benadira Lycosidae NE 4
Ambasiopsis brevipes Ambasiopsis brevipes Lysianassidae NE 1
Macrostylis wolffi Macrostylis wolffi Macrostylidae NE 1
Majella brevipes Majella brevipes Majidae NE 2
Micippa thalia Micippa thalia Majidae NE 1
Paramaya spinigera Paramaya spinigera Majidae NE 1
Prismatopus tosaensis Prismatopus tosaensis Majidae NE 5
Bathycalanus bradyi Bathycalanus bradyi Megacalanidae NE 1
Elenacalanus sverdrupi Elenacalanus sverdrupi Megacalanidae NE 1
Megacalanus princeps Megacalanus princeps Megacalanidae NE 1
Gaussia princeps Gaussia princeps Metridinidae NE 1
Metridia effusa Metridia effusa Metridinidae NE 1
Metridia venusta Metridia venusta Metridinidae NE 1
Pleuromamma abdominalis Pleuromamma abdominalis Metridinidae NE 1
Pleuromamma gracilis Pleuromamma gracilis Metridinidae NE 1
Pleuromamma indica Pleuromamma indica Metridinidae NE 1
Pleuromamma xiphias Pleuromamma xiphias Metridinidae NE 1
coral clinging crab Mithrax hispidus Mithracidae NE 6
shorthorn clinging crab Nemausa cornuta Mithracidae NE 2
Tethysbaena somala Tethysbaena somala Monodellidae NE 21
Tethysbaena stocki Tethysbaena stocki Monodellidae NE 7
Trapezionida arabica Trapezionida arabica Munididae NE 1
Munidopsis nias Munidopsis nias Munidopsidae NE 1
Munidopsis regia Munidopsis regia Munidopsidae NE 1
Anchialina sanzoi Anchialina sanzoi Mysidae NE 1
Boreomysis tattersalli Boreomysis tattersalli Mysidae NE 1
Echinomysis chuni Echinomysis chuni Mysidae NE 1
Euchaetomera tenuis Euchaetomera tenuis Mysidae NE 1
Gibberythrops acanthura Gibberythrops acanthura Mysidae NE 2
Illigiella brevisquamosa Illigiella brevisquamosa Mysidae NE 1
Longithorax capensis Longithorax capensis Mysidae NE 1
Siriella aequiremis Siriella aequiremis Mysidae NE 1
Styloptocuma exstans Styloptocuma exstans Nannastacidae NE 1
Nullosetigera aequalis Nullosetigera aequalis Nullosetigeridae NE 1
Milky Fiddler Crab Austruca lactea Ocypodidae NE 1
Inversed Fiddler Crab Cranuca inversa Ocypodidae NE 3
Horned Ghost Crab Ocypode ceratophthalmus Ocypodidae LC 1
smooth-eyed ghost crab Ocypode cordimana Ocypodidae NE 1
Ocypode cordimana Ocypode cordimana Ocypodidae NE 1
Ocypode jousseaumei Ocypode jousseaumei Ocypodidae NE 1
Pink Ghost Crab Ocypode ryderi Ocypodidae LC 3
Red Sea ghost crab Ocypode saratan Ocypodidae NE 2
Callistodontopyge cingulata Callistodontopyge cingulata Odontopygidae NE 1
Oecobius petronius Oecobius petronius Oecobiidae NE 1
Uroctea sudanensis Uroctea sudanensis Oecobiidae NE 1
Beierolpium flavum Beierolpium flavum Olpiidae NE 4
Olpium fuscimanum Olpium fuscimanum Olpiidae NE 3
Olpium halophilum Olpium halophilum Olpiidae NE 44
Orchestina arabica Orchestina arabica Oonopidae NE 1
Orchestina intricata Orchestina intricata Oonopidae NE 1
Oplophorus typus Oplophorus typus Oplophoridae NE 1
Cyrtomaia granulosa Cyrtomaia granulosa Oregoniidae NE 2
Cyrtomaia suhmii Cyrtomaia suhmii Oregoniidae NE 1
Grypachaeus hyalinus Grypachaeus hyalinus Oregoniidae NE 5
Pleistacantha oryx Pleistacantha oryx Oregoniidae NE 2
Epixanthus frontalis Epixanthus frontalis Oziidae NE 1
Ozius rugulosus Ozius rugulosus Oziidae NE 1
Pylopaguropsis pustulosa Pylopaguropsis pustulosa Paguridae NE 1
Anisomenaeus spinimanus Anisomenaeus spinimanus Palaemonidae NE 2
Coralliocaris viridis Coralliocaris viridis Palaemonidae NE 1
Bumblebee Shrimp Gnathophyllum americanum Palaemonidae NE 1
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Harpiliopsis beaupresii Palaemonidae NE 1
Jocaste japonica Jocaste japonica Palaemonidae NE 1
Basket Star Shrimp Lipkemenes lanipes Palaemonidae NE 1
hairy river prawn Macrobrachium rude Palaemonidae LC 3
Palaemonella rotumana Palaemonella rotumana Palaemonidae NE 1
Yemenicaris trullicauda Yemenicaris trullicauda Palaemonidae NE 1
Pseudopalicus serripes Pseudopalicus serripes Palicidae NE 1
buffalo blunthorn lobster Palinustus mossambicus Palinuridae NE 1
scalloped spiny lobster Panulirus homarus Palinuridae LC 1
Arabian whip lobster Puerulus sewelli Palinuridae LC 1
Plesionika adensameri Plesionika adensameri Pandalidae NE 1
Gondwana striped shrimp Plesionika alcocki Pandalidae NE 5
Plesionika bifurca Plesionika bifurca Pandalidae NE 1
Golden Shrimp Plesionika martia Pandalidae NE 3
Plesionika orientalis Plesionika orientalis Pandalidae NE 1
Plesionika semilaevis Plesionika semilaevis Pandalidae NE 4
oriental narwal shrimp Plesionika spinipes Pandalidae NE 1
Echthrogaleus denticulatus Echthrogaleus denticulatus Pandaridae NE 1
Gangliopus pyriformis Gangliopus pyriformis Pandaridae NE 2
Pandarus smithii Pandarus smithii Pandaridae NE 1
Acrocalanus longicornis Acrocalanus longicornis Paracalanidae NE 1
Metapenaeopsis manningi Metapenaeopsis manningi Penaeidae NE 6
Metapenaeopsis velutina Metapenaeopsis velutina Penaeidae NE 1
peregrine shrimp Metapenaeus stebbingi Penaeidae NE 2
Parapenaeus fissuroides Parapenaeus fissuroides Penaeidae NE 1
Pelagopenaeus balboae Pelagopenaeus balboae Penaeidae NE 1
Penaeopsis challengeri Penaeopsis challengeri Penaeidae NE 2
Gondwana shrimp Penaeopsis jerryi Penaeidae NE 1
Indian white prawn Penaeus indicus Penaeidae NE 6
western king prawn Penaeus latisulcatus Penaeidae NE 2
aloha prawn Penaeus marginatus Penaeidae NE 2
giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon Penaeidae NE 3
Petalophthalmus oculatus Petalophthalmus oculatus Petalophthalmidae NE 1
Petrarca okadai Petrarca okadai Petrarcidae NE 1
Zibrowia auriculata Zibrowia auriculata Petrarcidae NE 3
Talacalanus greenii Talacalanus greenii Phaennidae NE 1
Cristina somalica Cristina somalica Phalangiidae NE 1
European running crab spider Thanatus vulgaris Philodromidae NE 1
Tibellus cobusi Tibellus cobusi Philodromidae NE 1
Tibellus flavipes Tibellus flavipes Philodromidae NE 1
Common Grass Running Spider Tibellus minor Philodromidae NE 1
Tibellus somaliensis Tibellus somaliensis Philodromidae NE 3
Cellar spider Artema atlanta Pholcidae NE 5
Slender Cellar Spider Leptopholcus gracilis Pholcidae NE 1
Cellar spider Micropholcus fauroti Pholcidae NE 1
Ninetis minuta Ninetis minuta Pholcidae NE 1
Giant Amblypygid Damon diadema Phrynichidae NE 2
Phrynichus brevispinatus Phrynichus brevispinatus Phrynichidae NE 1
Phrynichus longespina Phrynichus longespina Phrynichidae NE 4
Phrynichus spinitarsus Phrynichus spinitarsus Phrynichidae NE 2
Harrovia elegans Harrovia elegans Pilumnidae NE 1
Pilumnus scabriusculus Pilumnus scabriusculus Pilumnidae NE 1
common hairy crab Pilumnus vespertilio Pilumnidae NE 1
Phalaeops somalicus Phalaeops somalicus Pisauridae NE 1
Scaly Rock Crab Plagusia squamosa Plagusiidae NE 1
Flatback Lobster Stereomastis sculpta Polychelidae LC 2
Labidocera acuta Labidocera acuta Pontellidae NE 1
Labidocera pseudacuta Labidocera pseudacuta Pontellidae NE 1
Pontellina plumata Pontellina plumata Pontellidae NE 5
Propontocypris paradispar Propontocypris paradispar Pontocyprididae NE 2
Natal Porcelain Crab Pachycheles natalensis Porcellanidae NE 2
Pachycheles tomentosus Pachycheles tomentosus Porcellanidae NE 1
Lamarck's porcelain crab Petrolisthes lamarckii Porcellanidae NE 1
Petrolisthes moluccensis Petrolisthes moluccensis Porcellanidae NE 1
Petrolisthes rufescens Petrolisthes rufescens Porcellanidae NE 1
Petrolisthes virgatus Petrolisthes virgatus Porcellanidae NE 1
De Haan's Porcelain Crab Pisidia dehaanii Porcellanidae NE 1
Pisidia delagoae Pisidia delagoae Porcellanidae NE 1
striped swimming crab Charybdis feriata Portunidae NE 1
Charybdis natator Charybdis natator Portunidae NE 1
Charybdis omanensis Charybdis omanensis Portunidae NE 2
Charybdis smithii Charybdis smithii Portunidae NE 2
Eodemus arabicus Eodemus arabicus Portunidae NE 1
three spot swimming crab Portunus sanguinolentus Portunidae NE 1
crenate swimming crab Thalamita crenata Portunidae NE 1
Thalamita foresti Thalamita foresti Portunidae NE 1
Thalamita integra Thalamita integra Portunidae NE 1
Thalamita prymna Thalamita prymna Portunidae NE 1
Thalamita spinifera Thalamita spinifera Portunidae NE 2
Thalamita woodmasoni Thalamita woodmasoni Portunidae NE 1
Thalamitoides quadridens Thalamitoides quadridens Portunidae NE 2
Fat River Crab Maritimonautes obesus Potamonautidae LC 23
Chorisquilla spinosissima Chorisquilla spinosissima Protosquillidae NE 1
Caystre's Crab Pseudozius caystrus Pseudoziidae NE 1
Rhagodalma melanocephala Rhagodalma melanocephala Rhagodidae NE 1
Rhagodes albolimbata Rhagodes albolimbata Rhagodidae NE 3
Rhagodes nicotrae Rhagodes nicotrae Rhagodidae NE 1
Rhagodoca macrocephala Rhagodoca macrocephala Rhagodidae NE 1
Rhagodoca paecila Rhagodoca paecila Rhagodidae NE 1
Rhagodoca picta Rhagodoca picta Rhagodidae NE 1
Rhagodoca pusilla Rhagodoca pusilla Rhagodidae NE 1
Rhagodoca somalica Rhagodoca somalica Rhagodidae NE 7
Rhagoduna puccionii Rhagoduna puccionii Rhagodidae NE 5
Rhincalanus cornutus Rhincalanus cornutus Rhincalanidae NE 2
Rhincalanus nasutus Rhincalanus nasutus Rhincalanidae NE 7
Cyrba ocellata Cyrba ocellata Salticidae NE 1

This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Sources

  1. Lophogaster schmidti · gbif.org
  2. Lucicutia aurita · gbif.org
  3. Lucicutia grandis · gbif.org
  4. Lucicutia longicornis · gbif.org
  5. Lucicutia wolfendeni · gbif.org
  6. Wadicosa benadira · gbif.org
  7. Ambasiopsis brevipes · gbif.org
  8. Macrostylis wolffi · gbif.org
  9. Majella brevipes · gbif.org
  10. Micippa thalia · gbif.org
  11. Paramaya spinigera · gbif.org
  12. Prismatopus tosaensis · gbif.org
  13. Bathycalanus bradyi · gbif.org
  14. Elenacalanus sverdrupi · gbif.org
  15. Megacalanus princeps · gbif.org
  16. Gaussia princeps · gbif.org
  17. Metridia effusa · gbif.org
  18. Metridia venusta · gbif.org
  19. Pleuromamma abdominalis · gbif.org
  20. Pleuromamma gracilis · gbif.org
  21. Pleuromamma indica · gbif.org
  22. Pleuromamma xiphias · gbif.org
  23. coral clinging crab · gbif.org
  24. shorthorn clinging crab · gbif.org
  25. Tethysbaena somala · gbif.org
  26. Tethysbaena stocki · gbif.org
  27. Trapezionida arabica · gbif.org
  28. Munidopsis nias · gbif.org
  29. Munidopsis regia · gbif.org
  30. Anchialina sanzoi · gbif.org
  31. Boreomysis tattersalli · gbif.org
  32. Echinomysis chuni · gbif.org
  33. Euchaetomera tenuis · gbif.org
  34. Gibberythrops acanthura · gbif.org
  35. Illigiella brevisquamosa · gbif.org
  36. Longithorax capensis · gbif.org
  37. Siriella aequiremis · gbif.org
  38. Styloptocuma exstans · gbif.org
  39. Nullosetigera aequalis · gbif.org
  40. Milky Fiddler Crab · gbif.org
  41. Inversed Fiddler Crab · gbif.org
  42. Horned Ghost Crab · gbif.org
  43. smooth-eyed ghost crab · gbif.org
  44. Ocypode cordimana · gbif.org
  45. Ocypode jousseaumei · gbif.org
  46. Pink Ghost Crab · gbif.org
  47. Red Sea ghost crab · gbif.org
  48. Callistodontopyge cingulata · gbif.org
  49. Oecobius petronius · gbif.org
  50. Uroctea sudanensis · gbif.org
  51. Beierolpium flavum · gbif.org
  52. Olpium fuscimanum · gbif.org
  53. Olpium halophilum · gbif.org
  54. Orchestina arabica · gbif.org
  55. Orchestina intricata · gbif.org
  56. Oplophorus typus · gbif.org
  57. Cyrtomaia granulosa · gbif.org
  58. Cyrtomaia suhmii · gbif.org
  59. Grypachaeus hyalinus · gbif.org
  60. Pleistacantha oryx · gbif.org
  61. Epixanthus frontalis · gbif.org
  62. Ozius rugulosus · gbif.org
  63. Pylopaguropsis pustulosa · gbif.org
  64. Anisomenaeus spinimanus · gbif.org
  65. Coralliocaris viridis · gbif.org
  66. Bumblebee Shrimp · gbif.org
  67. Harpiliopsis beaupresii · gbif.org
  68. Jocaste japonica · gbif.org
  69. Basket Star Shrimp · gbif.org
  70. hairy river prawn · gbif.org
  71. Palaemonella rotumana · gbif.org
  72. Yemenicaris trullicauda · gbif.org
  73. Pseudopalicus serripes · gbif.org
  74. buffalo blunthorn lobster · gbif.org
  75. scalloped spiny lobster · gbif.org
  76. Arabian whip lobster · gbif.org
  77. Plesionika adensameri · gbif.org
  78. Gondwana striped shrimp · gbif.org
  79. Plesionika bifurca · gbif.org
  80. Golden Shrimp · gbif.org
  81. Plesionika orientalis · gbif.org
  82. Plesionika semilaevis · gbif.org
  83. oriental narwal shrimp · gbif.org
  84. Echthrogaleus denticulatus · gbif.org
  85. Gangliopus pyriformis · gbif.org
  86. Pandarus smithii · gbif.org
  87. Acrocalanus longicornis · gbif.org
  88. Metapenaeopsis manningi · gbif.org
  89. Metapenaeopsis velutina · gbif.org
  90. peregrine shrimp · gbif.org
  91. Parapenaeus fissuroides · gbif.org
  92. Pelagopenaeus balboae · gbif.org
  93. Penaeopsis challengeri · gbif.org
  94. Gondwana shrimp · gbif.org
  95. Indian white prawn · gbif.org
  96. western king prawn · gbif.org
  97. aloha prawn · gbif.org
  98. giant tiger prawn · gbif.org
  99. Petalophthalmus oculatus · gbif.org
  100. Petrarca okadai · gbif.org
  101. Zibrowia auriculata · gbif.org
  102. Talacalanus greenii · gbif.org
  103. Cristina somalica · gbif.org
  104. European running crab spider · gbif.org
  105. Tibellus cobusi · gbif.org
  106. Tibellus flavipes · gbif.org
  107. Common Grass Running Spider · gbif.org
  108. Tibellus somaliensis · gbif.org
  109. Cellar spider · gbif.org
  110. Slender Cellar Spider · gbif.org
  111. Cellar spider · gbif.org
  112. Ninetis minuta · gbif.org
  113. Giant Amblypygid · gbif.org
  114. Phrynichus brevispinatus · gbif.org
  115. Phrynichus longespina · gbif.org
  116. Phrynichus spinitarsus · gbif.org
  117. Harrovia elegans · gbif.org
  118. Pilumnus scabriusculus · gbif.org
  119. common hairy crab · gbif.org
  120. Phalaeops somalicus · gbif.org
  121. Scaly Rock Crab · gbif.org
  122. Flatback Lobster · gbif.org
  123. Labidocera acuta · gbif.org
  124. Labidocera pseudacuta · gbif.org
  125. Pontellina plumata · gbif.org
  126. Propontocypris paradispar · gbif.org
  127. Natal Porcelain Crab · gbif.org
  128. Pachycheles tomentosus · gbif.org
  129. Lamarck's porcelain crab · gbif.org
  130. Petrolisthes moluccensis · gbif.org
  131. Petrolisthes rufescens · gbif.org
  132. Petrolisthes virgatus · gbif.org
  133. De Haan's Porcelain Crab · gbif.org
  134. Pisidia delagoae · gbif.org
  135. striped swimming crab · gbif.org
  136. Charybdis natator · gbif.org
  137. Charybdis omanensis · gbif.org
  138. Charybdis smithii · gbif.org
  139. Eodemus arabicus · gbif.org
  140. three spot swimming crab · gbif.org
  141. crenate swimming crab · gbif.org
  142. Thalamita foresti · gbif.org
  143. Thalamita integra · gbif.org
  144. Thalamita prymna · gbif.org
  145. Thalamita spinifera · gbif.org
  146. Thalamita woodmasoni · gbif.org
  147. Thalamitoides quadridens · gbif.org
  148. Fat River Crab · gbif.org
  149. Chorisquilla spinosissima · gbif.org
  150. Caystre's Crab · gbif.org
  151. Rhagodalma melanocephala · gbif.org
  152. Rhagodes albolimbata · gbif.org
  153. Rhagodes nicotrae · gbif.org
  154. Rhagodoca macrocephala · gbif.org
  155. Rhagodoca paecila · gbif.org
  156. Rhagodoca picta · gbif.org
  157. Rhagodoca pusilla · gbif.org
  158. Rhagodoca somalica · gbif.org
  159. Rhagoduna puccionii · gbif.org
  160. Rhincalanus cornutus · gbif.org
  161. Rhincalanus nasutus · gbif.org
  162. Cyrba ocellata · gbif.org

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