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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
98
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
60
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
4 Species
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912


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