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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
83
659
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
75
599
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
109
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
6 Genera with 6 Species
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
6 Species
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Pseudocryptochirus viridis Hiro, 1938Brilliant Coral Gall Crab
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