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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
189
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
185
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
167
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
96
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
90
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
2 Genera with 4 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
4 Species
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab


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