Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 213
1140
3971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 213
1140
3971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 135
903
3435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 134
898
3401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 126
845
3107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 70
529
1791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 62
478
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 15
120
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
73
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 10
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taiwan
10 Genera with 20 Species | Cardisoma Latreille, 1794 | giant land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epigrapsus Heller, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1822 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsodes Heller, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mystacocarcinus Hilgendorf, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perigrapsus Heller, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taiwan
20 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown 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 rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Rugose land crab | | Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Epigrapsus wolfi (Sendler, 1923) | ⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | Gecarcinus anisocheles (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Gecarcinus hirtipes Lamarck, 1818 | | | Gecarcinus trispinosus (Desmarest, 1822) | ⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783 | | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Grapsodes notatus (Heller, 1865) | ⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | Hylaeocarcinus humei (Wood-Mason, 1874) | ⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Mystacocarcinus crenidens (Hilgendorf, 1888) | ⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | Pelocarcinus cailloti (A. Milne-Edw..., 1890) | ⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Pelocarcinus marchei (A. Milne-Edw..., 1890) | ⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Perigrapsus excelsus (Heller, 1862) | ⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 |
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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