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Checklist for Family Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 (Stilt crabs)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
377
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
326
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
69
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
21
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
9 Genera with 29 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18883SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Miropalicus Castro, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 20008SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18957SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
29 Species
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Crossotonotus lophocheir Castro, 2000
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Miropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
Neopalicus contractus Rathbun, 1902
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Palicoides longimanus Miyake, 1936
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Paliculus foliatus Castro, 2000
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Parapalicus armatus Castro, 2000
Parapalicus clinodentatus Castro, 2000
Parapalicus denticulatus Castro, 2000
Parapalicus inanis Castro, 2000
Parapalicus inermis Castro, 2000
Parapalicus piruensis Moosa & SerÃ..., 1981
Parapalicus trispiralis Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus acanthodactylus Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus amadaibai Sakai, 1963
Pseudopalicus declivis Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus glaber Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus investigatoris Alcock, 1900
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Rectopalicus amphiceros Castro, 2000
Rectopalicus ampullatus Castro, 2000
Rectopalicus woodmasoni Alcock, 1900


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