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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1439
4610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
282
1438
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
963
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
957
3649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
903
3420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
516
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
476
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
104
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
55
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indonesia
6 Genera with 11 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1852giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Epigarpsus1SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indonesia
11 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigarpsus politus C. Heller, 1862
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gecarcinus trispinosus (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837


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