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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
462
3450
17837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
457
3443
17823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
200
1895
11245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
197
1883
11180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
181
1797
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
102
1110
5633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
89
1022
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
207
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
98
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
12
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
12 Genera with 29 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carinacaris Garassino, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Epigarpsus1SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18883SpeciesTaxom
Grapsodes Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mystacocarcinus Hilgendorf, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pelocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Perigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
29 Species
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Carinacaris teruzzii Garassino, 1994
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax gracilipes Ng & Guinot, 2001
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Epigarpsus politus C. Heller, 1862
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Epigrapsus wolfi (Sendler, 1923)⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Gecarcinus anisocheles (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Gecarcinus hirtipes Lamarck, 1818
Gecarcinus jacquemontii
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus trispinosus (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Gecarcoidea humei Wood-Mason, 1874
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Grapsodes notatus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Hylaeocarcinus humei (Wood-Mason, 1874)⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Mystacocarcinus crenidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Pelocarcinus cailloti (A. Milne-Edw..., 1890)⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pelocarcinus marchei (A. Milne-Edw..., 1890)⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Perigrapsus excelsus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796


Links, sources and further information
Gecarcinidae at biodiversity.org.au
Gecarcinidae at gbif.org
Gecarcinidae at irmng.org
Gecarcinidae at itis.gov
Gecarcinidae at marinespecies.org