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Checklist for Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 (Stilt crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
43
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
11 Genera with 17 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Manella Rathbun, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Micropalicus1SpeciesTaxom
Miropalicus Castro, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18955SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
17 Species
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Manella brevimana (Ward, 1933)⇒ Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Micropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
Miropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Palicoides longimanus Miyake, 1936
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Palicus whitei Miers, 1879
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Pseudopalicus investigatoris Alcock, 1900
Pseudopalicus macrocheles Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus macromeles Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895


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