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List of decapod crustaceans of Dominica

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Cardisoma guanhumi, Woodford Hill, Dominica
Gecarcinus lateralis, Woodford Hill
Guinotia dentata, Emerald Pool, Dominica
Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata), Calibishie, Dominica

Thirty-two species of decapod crustaceans have been recorded in Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. This includes eighteen species of true crabs (infraorder Brachyura); three species of hermit crab; one species of porcelain crab (infraorder Anomura); and eleven species of freshwater shrimp (infraorder Caridea).

Infraorder Anomura (hermit crabs and porcelain crabs)

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Family Coenobitidae
Family Lithodidae
Family Porcellanidae

Infraorder Brachyura (true crabs)

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Family Gecarcinidae
Family Grapsidae
Family Ocypodidae
Family Plagusiidae
Family Portunidae
Family Pseudothelphusidae
Family Sesarmidae
Family Varunidae

Infraorder Caridea (shrimp)

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Macrobrachium carcinus specimen from Dominica
Family Atyidae
Family Palaemonidae

References

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  • Peter G. H. Evans & James Arlington (1997). Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean: Wildlife Checklists. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. pp. 6–9.
  • Fenner A. Chace, Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs (1969). "The freshwater and terrestrial decapod crustaceans of the West Indies with special reference to Dominica". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 292: 1–258. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.292.1.