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Checklist for Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 (Stilt crabs)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
260
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
51
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
13
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Polynesia
5 Genera with 6 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
6 Species
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Neopalicus simulus Castro, 2010
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus pictus Castro, 2000


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