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Checklist for Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 (Stilt crabs)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
198
800
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
196
798
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
585
1672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
579
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
560
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
54
329
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
306
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
72
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
12
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
3 Genera with 5 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
5 Species
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Palicoides longimanus Miyake, 1936
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884


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