African Decapoda Crustacea collection - MUHNAC

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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This collection covers species of the order Decapoda of the Crustacea, that were collected in African East Atlantic and western Indian oceans.

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