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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
67
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
8 Genera with 17 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Miropalicus Castro, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18953SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
17 Species
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Miropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
Neopalicus contractus Rathbun, 1902
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Palicoides longimanus Miyake, 1936
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Paliculus foliatus Castro, 2000
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Parapalicus clinodentatus Castro, 2000
Parapalicus piruensis Moosa & SerÃ..., 1981
Parapalicus unidentatus Zarenkov, 1968
Pseudopalicus declivis Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Rectopalicus amphiceros 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