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Checklist for Family Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 (Coral gall crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
6
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
6 Genera with 5 Species
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
5 Species
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Fizesereneia heimi Fize & Serene, 1956
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Opecarcinus granulatus Shen, 1936


Links, sources and further information
Cryptochiridae at biodiversity.org.au
Cryptochiridae at gbif.org
Cryptochiridae at irmng.org
Cryptochiridae at itis.gov
Cryptochiridae at marinespecies.org