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Checklist for Family Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 (Coral gall crabs)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
187
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
39
68
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 Red Sea
3 Genera with 3 Species
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
3 Species
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's 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