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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
600
1489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
594
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
577
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
361
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
340
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
98
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
50
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
4 Genera with 7 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
7 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
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