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Checklist for Family Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 (Coral gall crabs)
and region Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
129
257
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
129
257
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
101
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
100
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
90
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
40
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
38
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tristan da Cunha
2 Genera with 2 Species
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tristan da Cunha
2 Species
Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart


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