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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
159
909
5861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
159
909
5861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
119
816
5637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
117
814
5635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
744
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
114
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
108
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
26
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
3 Species
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Lithoscaptus aquarius van der Meij, 2023Wondercoral Gall Crab
Pseudocryptochirus viridis Hiro, 1938Brilliant Coral Gall Crab


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