Decanet - Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897

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Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897

AphiaID

196149 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196149)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Potamoidea Ortmann, 1896

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Subfamily Deckeniinae Ortmann, 1897
1. Genus Afrithelphusa Bott, 1969
2. Genus Deckenia Hilgendorf, 1868
3. Genus Globonautes Bott, 1959
4. Genus Seychellum Ng, Števčić & Pretzmann, 1995
Subfamily Hydrothelphusinae Colosi, 1920
1. Genus Agora Cumberlidge, Soma, Leever & Daniels, 2020
2. Genus Boreathelphusa Cumberlidge, 2010
3. Genus Crosnautes Cumberlidge, Soma, Leever, Clark & Daniels, 2021
4. Genus Dianathelphusa Cumberlidge & Daniels, 2025
5. Genus Foza Reed & Cumberlidge, 2006
6. Genus Glabrithelphusa Meyer, Cumberlidge & Koppin, 2014
7. Genus Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1872
8. Genus Madagapotamon Bott, 1965
9. Genus Malagasya Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002
10. Genus Marojejy Cumberlidge, Boyko & Harvey, 2002
11. Genus Nheena Cumberlidge, Soma, Leever & Daniels, 2023
12. Genus Skelosophusa Ng & Takeda, 1994
13. Genus Toamasina Leevera, Daniels, Soma & Cumberlidge, 2022
14. Genus Vahatra Leever, Daniels, Soma & Cumberlidge, 2022
15. Genus Vichai Cumberlidge, Daniels, Soma & Leever, 2023
16. Genus Boreas Cumberlidge & von Sternberg, 2002 accepted as Boreathelphusa Cumberlidge, 2010 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
17. Genus Bottia Pretzmann, 1961 accepted as Hydrothelphusa A. Milne-Edwards, 1872 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Ortmann, A. E. (1897). Carcinologische Studien. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere. 10(3): 258-372, pl. 17. [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196149 on 2026-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2005-12-28 19:00:22Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2018-04-29 14:05:02Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2022-07-29 11:34:12Z

changed

Ahyong, Shane

2022-08-24 02:51:16Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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original description Ortmann, A. E. (1897). Carcinologische Studien. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere. 10(3): 258-372, pl. 17. [details]

basis of record Cumberlidge, N. & Daniels, S. R. (2022). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on African freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Potamoidea): corrigenda and addenda to Cumberlidge & Daniels (2022). Zootaxa. 5169(2): 188–192., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5169.2.7 [details] Available for editors

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Deckeniidae Ortmann, 1897