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Checklist for Superfamily Cryptochiroidea Paulson, 1875
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
119
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
14
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
1 Family width 21 Species
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
14 Genera with 21 Species
Cecidocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Dacryomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Fungicola Serène, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hiroia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19944SpeciesTaxom
Neotroglocarcinus Fize and Serene, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19772SpeciesTaxom
Pelycomaia Kropp, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xynomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
21 Species
Cecidocarcinus zibrowii Manning, 1991
Cryptochirus corallicola
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Dacryomaia edmonsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Fungicola fagei Fize & Serene, 1956
Fungicola utinomi Fize & Serè..., 1956
Fungicola utinomii Fize & Serene, 1956
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Hiroia krempfi Fize & Serene, 1956
Lithoscaptus aquarius van der Meij, 2023Wondercoral Gall Crab
Lithoscaptus nami Fize & Serè..., 1957
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Lithoscaptus prionotus Kropp, 1994
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Fize & Serene, 1956Daeydoff's Gall Crab
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Pelycomaia minuta Edmondson, 1933
Pseudocryptochirus viridis Hiro, 1938Brilliant Coral Gall Crab
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab
Xynomaia boissoni Fize & Serene, 1956

Subnodes of Cryptochiroidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cryptochiroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Cryptochiroidea at itis.gov
Cryptochiroidea at marinespecies.org