Order

Decapoda

26 species in 13 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 1.3 years (Southern rough shrimp) to 100 years (American lobster).

Species

26

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

1.3–100 yr

Longest: American lobster

Median GC

31.6%

Range 25.9–37.4%

Families

13

Largest: Portunidae (7)

The Decapoda tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Decapoda

13 families, by species count

Where Decapoda sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Decapoda (26)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

American lobsterHomarus americanus100 yr
European lobsterHomarus gammarus72 yr
Coconut crabBirgus latro40 yr
Caribbean spiny lobsterPanulirus argus15 yr
Tanner crabChionoecetes bairdi12 yr
Southern rough shrimpTrachypenaeus curvirostris1.3 yr

Species in Decapoda

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26 species

Species in Decapoda

Homarus americanus	American lobster	Nephropidae	100 yr	16,432 bp	30.47%
Homarus gammarus	European lobster	Nephropidae	72 yr	14,316 bp	31.41%
Birgus latro	Coconut crab	Coenobitidae	40 yr	16,411 bp	34.36%
Panulirus argus	Caribbean spiny lobster	Palinuridae	15 yr	15,739 bp	37.37%
Chionoecetes bairdi	Tanner crab	Majidae	12 yr	16,326 bp	28.62%
Cancer pagurus	Edible crab	Cancridae	11.5 yr	42,736 bp	25.92%
Metacarcinus magister	Dungeness crab	Cancridae	10 yr	39,658 bp	30.05%
Aristaeomorpha foliacea	Giant red shrimp	Aristeidae	8 yr	15,926 bp	33.98%
Eriocheir sinensis	Chinese mitten crab	Varunidae	6 yr	16,354 bp	28.37%
Cherax quadricarinatus		Parastacidae	4.2 yr	15,869 bp	34.58%
Palaemon adspersus	Baltic prawn	Palaemonidae	3.1 yr	15,736 bp	33.17%
Callinectes sapidus	Blue crab	Portunidae	3 yr	16,263 bp	30.91%
Charybdis feriata	Crucifix crab	Portunidae	3 yr	15,660 bp	29.85%
Charybdis hellerii	Spiny hands	Portunidae	3 yr	15,913 bp	29.80%
Portunus pelagicus	Blue swimming crab	Portunidae	3 yr	16,157 bp	31.26%
Portunus sanguinolentus	Threespot swimming crab	Portunidae	3 yr	16,024 bp	34.41%
Portunus trituberculatus	Gazami crab	Portunidae	2.9 yr	16,026 bp	29.78%
Scylla olivacea	Orange mud crab	Portunidae	2.5 yr	15,723 bp	30.64%
Solenocera melantho	Razor mud shrimp	Solenoceridae	2.4 yr	15,940 bp	32.33%
Pleoticus muelleri	Argentine red shrimp	Solenoceridae	2.2 yr	16,189 bp	31.78%