Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 375
1949
5357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 372
1943
5351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 149
943
3174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 146
934
3122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 137
888
2974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 73
483
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 61
437
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 14
90
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 7
50
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
4 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Polynesia
11 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794) | ⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | | Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | | Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Rugose land crab | | Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land 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
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