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African Decapoda Crustacea collection - MUHNAC

Dataset homepage

Citation

Cartaxana A, Brites Soares L (2020). African Decapoda Crustacea collection - MUHNAC. Version 1.1. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/u6nesz accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-21.

Description

The collection of African decapod crustaceans is part of the Crustacea collection of the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa. It comprises 1114 accessions, which correspond to about 4528 specimens of decapod crustaceans belonging to 86 families. Most of these specimens are part of a batch that was deposited in the museum between 1984 and 1990 by the former Instituto de Investigação das Pescas and Centro de Zoologia do Instituto de Investigação Científica e Tropical and comprises specimens collected in the missions promoted by the Government of Portugal to the former Portuguese territories in Africa, in the decades of 40 to 60 of the sec. XX. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ A colecção de crustáceos decápodes africanos faz parte da Colecção de Crustáceos do Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa. Compreende 1107 entradas, que correspondem a cerca de 4516 espécimes, pertencentes a 86 famílias. Na sua maioria, estes exemplares fazem parte de um conjunto que foi depositado, entre 1984 e 1990, pelo então Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e pelo Centro de Zoologia do Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical e compreende espécimes colectados em missões aos antigos territórios portugueses em África, promovidas pelo estado português nas décadas de 40 a 60 do séc. XX.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

This dataset contains data from an African Decapoda collection that includes specimens from scientific/biodiversity studies from missions carried out by the portuguese governament and the ancient portuguese territories in Africa.

Sampling

Sampling was carried out in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau, integreted in several missions in these territories since 1945. There was not a common sampling methods for all the events. Sampling was made from oceanegraphic ships with several collecting methods or by hand on the coastal zone or in estuaries and rivers

Quality Control

Specimens were checked individually and all the data available in the catalog and data sheets for each specimen was confirmed and digitized.

Method steps

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Taxonomic Coverages

This collection covers species of the order Decapoda of the Crustacea, that were collected in African East Atlantic and western Indian oceans.
  1. Acidopsidae
    rank: family
  2. Acidopsidae
    rank: family
  3. Albuneidae
    rank: family
  4. Alpheidae
    rank: family
  5. Alpheidae
    rank: family
  6. Aristeidae
    rank: family
  7. Atyidae
    rank: family
  8. Benthesicymidae
    rank: family
  9. Calappidae
    rank: family
  10. Calappidae
    rank: family
  11. Callianassidae
    rank: family
  12. Carcinidae
    rank: family
  13. Carpiliidae
    rank: family
  14. Crangonidae
    rank: family
  15. Diogenidae
    rank: family
  16. Domeciidae
    rank: family
  17. Dorippidae
    rank: family
  18. Dorippidae
    rank: family
  19. Dromiidae
    rank: family
  20. Epialtidae
    rank: family
  21. Epialtidae
    rank: family
  22. Ethusidae
    rank: family
  23. Eumunididae
    rank: family
  24. Euryplacidae
    rank: family
  25. family
    rank: family
  26. Galatheidae
    rank: family
  27. Gecarcinidae
    rank: family
  28. Geryonidae
    rank: family
  29. Grapsidae
    rank: family
  30. Hippidae
    rank: family
  31. Hippolytidae
    rank: family
  32. Homolidae
    rank: family
  33. Inachidae
    rank: family
  34. Inachoididae
    rank: family
  35. Leucosiidae
    rank: family
  36. Leucosiidae
    rank: family
  37. Lithodidae
    rank: family
  38. Lysmatidae
    rank: family
  39. Majidae
    rank: family
  40. Majidae
    rank: family
  41. Majidae
    rank: family
  42. Matutidae
    rank: family
  43. Menippidae
    rank: family
  44. Munididae
    rank: family
  45. Nematocarcinidae
    rank: family
  46. Ocypodidae
    rank: family
  47. Oplophoridae
    rank: family
  48. Oziidae
    rank: family
  49. Paguridae
    rank: family
  50. Palaemonidae
    rank: family
  51. Palaemonidae
    rank: family
  52. Palinuridae
    rank: family
  53. Pandalidae
    rank: family
  54. Panopeidae
    rank: family
  55. Panopeidae
    rank: family
  56. Parthenopidae
    rank: family
  57. Pasiphaeidae
    rank: family
  58. Pasiphaeidae
    rank: family
  59. Penaeidae
    rank: family
  60. Penaeidae
    rank: family
  61. Percnidae
    rank: family
  62. Pilumnidae
    rank: family
  63. Pirimelidae
    rank: family
  64. Plagusiidae
    rank: family
  65. Polybiidae
    rank: family
  66. Polybiidae
    rank: family
  67. Polychelidae
    rank: family
  68. Porcellanidae
    rank: family
  69. Porcellanidae
    rank: family
  70. Portunidae
    rank: family
  71. Portunidae
    rank: family
  72. Processidae
    rank: family
  73. Raninidae
    rank: family
  74. Raninidae
    rank: family
  75. Rhynchocinetidae
    rank: family
  76. Scyllaridae
    rank: family
  77. Sergestidae
    rank: family
  78. Sergestidae
    rank: family
  79. Sesarmidae
    rank: family
  80. Sicyoniidae
    rank: family
  81. Solenoceridae
    rank: family
  82. Trapeziidae
    rank: family
  83. Upogebiidae
    rank: family
  84. Varunidae
    rank: family
  85. Xanthidae
    rank: family
  86. Xanthidae
    rank: family
  87. Decapoda
    rank: order
  88. Acantharctus posteli
    rank: species
  89. Acanthocarpus brevispinis
    rank: species
  90. Acanthonyx lunulatus
    rank: species
  91. Acidops cessacii
    rank: species
  92. Aegaeon cataphractus
    rank: species
  93. Afruca tangeri
    rank: species
  94. Albunea paretii
    rank: species
  95. Alpheus bouvieri
    rank: species
  96. Alpheus dentipes
    rank: species
  97. Alpheus heterochaelis
    rank: species
  98. Alpheus holthuisi
    rank: species
  99. Alpheus malleator
    rank: species
  100. Alpheus rugimanus
    rank: species
  101. Apiomithrax bocagei
    rank: species
  102. Apiomithrax bocagei
    rank: species
  103. Apiomithrax violaceus
    rank: species
  104. Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
    rank: species
  105. Aristeus varidens
    rank: species
  106. Asthenognathus atlanticus
    rank: species
  107. Atergatis floridus
    rank: species
  108. Athanas grimaldii
    rank: species
  109. Athanas nitescens
    rank: species
  110. Athanas  nouvelae
    rank: species
  111. Atya scabra
    rank: species
  112. Bathynectes maravigna
    rank: species
  113. Benthesicymus bartletti
    rank: species
  114. Brachycarpus biunguiculatus
    rank: species
  115. Calappa gallus
    rank: species
  116. Calappa granulata
    rank: species
  117. Calappa hepatica
    rank: species
  118. Calappa pelii
    rank: species
  119. Calappa rubroguttata
    rank: species
  120. Callinectes
    rank: species
  121. Callinectes amnicola
    rank: species
  122. Callinectes gladiator
    rank: species
  123. Callinectes marginatus
    rank: species
  124. Callinectes pallidus
    rank: species
  125. Callinectes pallidus
    rank: species
  126. Cardisoma armatum
    rank: species
  127. Carpilius convexus
    rank: species
  128. Chaceon quinquedens
    rank: species
  129. Challengerosergia talismani
    rank: species
  130. Cinetorhynchus rigens
    rank: species
  131. Clibanarius virescens
    rank: species
  132. Coralliope parvula
    rank: species
  133. Cronius ruber
    rank: species
  134. Cryptosoma cristatum
    rank: species
  135. Cyclograpsus integer
    rank: species
  136. Cycloxanthops occidentalis
    rank: species
  137. Dardanus arrosor
    rank: species
  138. Dardanus calidus
    rank: species
  139. Dardanus megistos
    rank: species
  140. Distolambrus maltzami
    rank: species
  141. Domecia acanthophora
    rank: species
  142. Dromia  nodosa
    rank: species
  143. Epixanthus helleri
    rank: species
  144. Ethusa mascarone
    rank: species
  145. Euchirograpsus americanus
    rank: species
  146. Eumunida picta
    rank: species
  147. Eupilumnus africanus
    rank: species
  148. Eurypanopeus blanchardi
    rank: species
  149. Exhippolysmata hastatoides
    rank: species
  150. Geograpsus lividus
    rank: species
  151. Glyphus marsupialis
    rank: species
  152. Glyptoxanthus angolensis
    rank: species
  153. Goniopsis cruentata
    rank: species
  154. Grapsus albolineatus
    rank: species
  155. Grapsus grapsus
    rank: species
  156. Herbstia rubra
    rank: species
  157. Hippa testudinaria
    rank: species
  158. Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica
    rank: species
  159. Homola barbata
    rank: species
  160. Hymenopenaeus debilis
    rank: species
  161. Ilia spinosa
    rank: species
  162. Inachus angolensis
    rank: species
  163. Inachus dorsettensis
    rank: species
  164. Liocarcinus corrugatus
    rank: species
  165. Machaerus oxyacantha
    rank: species
  166. Macrobrachium
    rank: species
  167. Macrobrachium  chevalieri
    rank: species
  168. Macrobrachium  macrobrachion
    rank: species
  169. Macrobrachium  vollenhoveni
    rank: species
  170. Macropodia intermedia
    rank: species
  171. Macropodia rostrata
    rank: species
  172. Maja squinado
    rank: species
  173. Mebeli michaelseni
    rank: species
  174. Medorippe lanata
    rank: species
  175. Menippe  nodifrons
    rank: species
  176. Metapenaeopsis miersi
    rank: species
  177. Micropisa ovata
    rank: species
  178. Monodaeus rouxi
    rank: species
  179. Munida  rutllanti
    rank: species
  180. Nanocassiope melanodactyla
    rank: species
  181. Nematocarcinus cursor
    rank: species
  182. Nematopalaemon hastatus
    rank: species
  183. Ocypode africana
    rank: species
  184. Ocypode ceratophthalmus
    rank: species
  185. Ocypode cursor
    rank: species
  186. Ocypode kuhlii
    rank: species
  187. Oplophorus spinosus
    rank: species
  188. Pachycheles bellus
    rank: species
  189. Pachygrapsus gracilis
    rank: species
  190. Pachygrapsus transversus
    rank: species
  191. Pachygrapsus
    rank: species
  192. Palaemon elegans
    rank: species
  193. Panopeus africanus
    rank: species
  194. Panulirus guttatus
    rank: species
  195. Panulirus homarus
    rank: species
  196. Panulirus ornatus
    rank: species
  197. Panulirus regius
    rank: species
  198. Paractaea margaritaria
    rank: species
  199. Paractaea rufopunctata
    rank: species
  200. Parapenaeus longirostris
    rank: species
  201. Parapilumnus pisifer
    rank: species
  202. Parasesarma guttatum
    rank: species
  203. Paraxanthias eriphioides
    rank: species
  204. Pasiphaea semispinosa
    rank: species
  205. Penaeus brasiliensis
    rank: species
  206. Penaeus duorarum
    rank: species
  207. Penaeus indicus
    rank: species
  208. Penaeus kerathurus
    rank: species
  209. Penaeus kerathurus
    rank: species
  210. Percnon planissimum
    rank: species
  211. Petrolisthes
    rank: species
  212. Petrolisthes lamarckii
    rank: species
  213. Phyllodorippe armata
    rank: species
  214. Phyllodorippe armata
    rank: species
  215. Pilumnus stebbingi
    rank: species
  216. Pilumnus vespertilio
    rank: species
  217. Pisa carinimana
    rank: species
  218. Plagusia depressa
    rank: species
  219. Platypodiella picta
    rank: species
  220. Plesionika carinata
    rank: species
  221. Plesionika heterocarpus
    rank: species
  222. Plesionika martia
    rank: species
  223. Plesionika narval
    rank: species
  224. Polycheles typhlops
    rank: species
  225. Pontonia pinnophylax
    rank: species
  226. Portunus  inaequalis
    rank: species
  227. Processa  intermedia
    rank: species
  228. Psathyrocaris fragilis
    rank: species
  229. Psathyrocaris infirma
    rank: species
  230. Pseudomedaeus africanus
    rank: species
  231. Pseudomyra mbizi
    rank: species
  232. Pseudomyra mbizi
    rank: species
  233. Raninoides bouvieri
    rank: species
  234. Rhynchocinetes serratus
    rank: species
  235. Robustosergia robusta
    rank: species
  236. Sanquerus validus
    rank: species
  237. Scyllarides latus
    rank: species
  238. Scyllarides caparti
    rank: species
  239. Scyllarides herklotsii
    rank: species
  240. Scyllarides pygmaeus
    rank: species
  241. Sicyonia carinata
    rank: species
  242. Sicyonia galeata
    rank: species
  243. Solenocera membranacea
    rank: species
  244. Spinolambrus macrochelos
    rank: species
  245. Spinolambrus macrochelos
    rank: species
  246. Stenorhynchus seticornis
    rank: species
  247. Stereomastis sculpta
    rank: species
  248. Synalpheus tumidomanus
    rank: species
  249. Thalamita crenata
    rank: species
  250. Thalamita integra
    rank: species
  251. Thalamita  crenata
    rank: species
  252. Thalamita  poissonii
    rank: species
  253. Thalamita  prymna
    rank: species
  254. Trapezia cymodoce
    rank: species
  255. Typton spongicola
    rank: species
  256. Xaiva mcleayi
    rank: species
  257. Xantho hydrophilus
    rank: species
  258. Xantho pilipes
    rank: species
  259. Xanthodius inaequalis
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

The collection presents specimens collected in field campaigns carried out in the Portuguese Speaking African Countries, namely Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Cape Verde.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Alexandra Cartaxana
originator
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
PT
email: macartaxana@fc.ul.pt
Leonor Brites Soares
originator
position: instituitional fellowship
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
PT
email: leonor.b.s@hotmail.com
Alexandra Cartaxana
metadata author
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
PT
email: macartaxana@fc.ul.pt
Alexandra Cartaxana
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
PT
email: macartaxana@fc.ul.pt
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