Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Marshall Islands (Micronesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 104
341
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 104
341
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
283
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 70
279
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 65
274
648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
164
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 31
155
338 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
29
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
17
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Marshall Islands
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Marshall Islands
8 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown 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, 1824 | Rugose land crab | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcoidea humei Wood-Mason, 1874 | | | 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
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