| Deckeniidae | |
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| Deckenia mitis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Potamoidea |
| Family: | Deckeniidae Ortmann, 18971 |
Deckeniidae is a family of freshwater crabs endemic to East Africa, including the islands of the Seychelles, and Madagascar.2
It comprises the following subfamilies and genera:1
Deckeniinae Ortmann, 1897
- Afrithelphusa Bott, 1969
- Deckenia Hilgendorf, 1868
- Globonautes Bott, 1959
- Seychellum Ng, Števčić & Pretzmann, 1995
- Agora Cumberlidge, Soma, Leever & Daniels, 2020
- Boreathelphusa Cumberlidge, 2010
- Crosnautes Cumberlidge, Soma, Leever, Clark & Daniels, 2021
- Dianathelphusa Cumberlidge & Daniels, 2025
- Foza Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006
- Glabrithelphusa Meyer, Cumberlidge & Koppin, 2014
- Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1872
- Madagapotamon Bott, 1965
- Malagasya Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002
- Marojejy Cumberlidge, Boyko & Harvey, 2002
- Nheena Cumberlidge, Soma, Leever & Daniels, 2023
- Skelosophusa Ng & Takeda, 1994
- Toamasina Leevera, Daniels, Soma & Cumberlidge, 2022
- Vahatra Leever, Daniels, Soma & Cumberlidge, 2022
- Vichai Cumberlidge, Daniels, Soma & Leever, 2023
References
References
- Boyko, Christopher B. (24 August 2022). "Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897". DecaNet. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- Cumberlidge, Neil (January 2008). "Insular species of Afrotropical freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamonautidae and Potamidae) with special reference to Madagascar and the Seychelles" (PDF). Contributions to Zoology. 77 (2): 71–81. doi:10.1163/18759866-07702003.