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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
86
288
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
86
288
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
234
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
234
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
228
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
144
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
138
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
30
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kiribati
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cryptochirus Heller, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kiribati
8 Species
Cryptochirus pacificus (Edmondson, 1933)⇒ Lithoscaptus pacificus Edmondson, 1933
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Lithoscaptus helleri Fize & Serene, 1957
Lithoscaptus pacificus Edmondson, 1933
Troglocarcinus (Troglocarcinus) helleri (Fize and Serene, 1957)⇒ Lithoscaptus helleri Fize & Serene, 1957
Troglocarcinus (Troglocarcinus) rugosus Edmonson, 1933
Troglocarcinus cresentus Edmonson, 1925
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point 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