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Checklist for Family Hexapodidae Miers, 1886
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hexapodoidea
Miers, 1886
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHexapodidae
Miers, 1886
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hexaplax Doflein, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Hexapus De Haan, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Mariaplax N.g.Rahayu, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Paeduma Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
4 Species
Hexaplax aurantium N.g.Rahayu, 2014
Hexaplax megalops Doflein, 1904
Hexapus sexpes Fabricius, 1798
Mariaplax secus N.g.Rahayu, 2014


Links, sources and further information
Hexapodidae at biodiversity.org.au
Hexapodidae at gbif.org
Hexapodidae at irmng.org
Hexapodidae at itis.gov
Hexapodidae at marinespecies.org