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Taxonomy of Family Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
156
2882
21182
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
128
2548
19326
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
429
3543
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
25
127
Family
Genera
Species
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
25
127
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875
GenusCecidocarcinu
0Species
GenusCecidocarcinus
Kropp & Manning, 1987
2Species
GenusCryptochirus
Heller, 1861
29Species
GenusDacryomaia
Kropp, 1990
2Species
GenusDetocarcinus
Kropp & Manning, 1987
1Species
GenusFavicola
Serène, 1966
  ⇒ Cryptochirus
5Species
GenusFizesereneia
Takeda & Tamura, 1980
7Species
GenusFungicola
Serène, 1966
4Species
GenusHapalocarcinus
Stimpson, 1859
1Species
GenusHiroia
Takeda & Tamura, 1981
2Species
GenusKroppcarcinus
Badaro, Neves, Castro & Johnsson, 2012
1Species
GenusLithoscaptus
A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
14Species
GenusLuciades
Kropp & Manning, 1996
1Species
GenusMussicola
Fize & Serene, 1957
  ⇒ Troglocarcinus
0Species
GenusMykescola
van der Meij, 2025
2Species
GenusNeotroglocarcinus
Fize and Serene, 1957
5Species
GenusOpecarcinus
Kropp and Manning, 1987
10Species
GenusPelycomaia
Kropp, 1990
1Species
GenusPseudocryptochirus
Hiro, 1938
9Species
GenusPseudohapalocarcinus
Fize and Serene, 1956
1Species
GenusSphenomaia
Kropp, 1990
1Species
GenusTroglocarcinus
Verrill, 1908
24Species
GenusUtinomiella
Kropp and Takeda, 1988
1Species
GenusXynomaia
Kropp, 1990
3Species
GenusZibrovia
Kropp & Manning, 1996
1Species

Synonyms
Hapalocarcinidae (Scudder, 1869)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Cryptochiridae
GermanGallkrabben
EnglishCoral gall crabs, Gall crabs


Distribution and Species lists of Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875
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Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
6 Genera  5 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
2 Genera  3 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
China
9 Genera  9 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  2 Species
Comoros
2 Genera  2 Species
Cook Islands
2 Genera  0 Species
Djibouti
3 Genera  4 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
France
3 Genera  2 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Ghana
2 Genera  2 Species
Indonesia
8 Genera  11 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  2 Species
Japan
14 Genera  25 Species
Kiribati
7 Genera  8 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  3 Species
Maldives
6 Genera  6 Species
Marshall Islands
4 Genera  4 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
4 Genera  4 Species
Micronesia
16 Genera  40 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Genus  0 Species
Oman
4 Genera  5 Species
Palau
13 Genera  24 Species
Panama
2 Genera  2 Species
Papua New Guinea
6 Genera  8 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  5 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
7 Genera  3 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
5 Genera  6 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Genera  5 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
11 Genera  12 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  0 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
9 Genera  13 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
14 Genera  29 Species


Distribution on islands


Ecozone
Coasts


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