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Decapoda

Decapoda is an order in the class Malacostraca. This database currently files 2 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 50 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
50
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Decapoda?

2 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Coenobitidae

    coconut crab

    1 species
  2. Nephropidae

    american lobster

    1 species

Best-known members of Decapoda

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How threatened is Decapoda?

2 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable150%
LCLeast Concern150%

Where is Decapoda recorded?

Species on file in this order with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Fiji: 1 speciesTanzania: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 2 speciesPapua New Guinea: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesFr. S. Antarctic Lands: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesVanuatu: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesCroatia: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesSolomon Is.: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesTaiwan: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesJapan: 2 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States2
  2. Japan2
  3. Canada1
  4. United Kingdom1
  5. Sweden1
  6. Denmark1
  7. Ireland1
  8. St. Pierre & Miquelon1
  9. Spain1
  10. U.S. Virgin Islands1
  11. Greece1
  12. Croatia1
  13. France1
  14. Norway1
  15. French Polynesia1
  16. Christmas Island1
  17. Taiwan1
  18. Australia1
  19. Marshall Islands1
  20. U.S. Outlying Islands1

All species in Decapoda

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
American lobsterHomarus americanusNephropidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded14
Coconut crabBirgus latroCoenobitidaeVulnerableNot recorded38