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Checklist for Family Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 (Horse crabs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
4
9
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
2 Genera with 6 Species
Podocatactes Ortmann, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20105SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
6 Species
Podocatactes delli Guinot, 1989
Trichopeltarion corallinum Faxon, 1893
Trichopeltarion dejouanneti Tavares & Cleva, 2010
Trichopeltarion elegans Guinot & Sakai, 1970
Trichopeltarion parvum Tavares & Cleva, 2010
Trichopeltarion vanuatuensis Tavares & Cleva, 2010


Links, sources and further information
Atelecyclidae at artfakta.se
Atelecyclidae at dyntaxa.se
Atelecyclidae at gbif.org
Atelecyclidae at irmng.org
Atelecyclidae at itis.gov
Atelecyclidae at marinespecies.org