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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
100
275
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
100
275
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
208
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
208
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
197
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
132
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
129
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
44
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sumatra
4 Genera with 3 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sumatra
3 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862


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