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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
90
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
24
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
10 Genera with 16 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Micropalicus
0SpeciesTaxom
Miropalicus Castro, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20005SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
16 Species
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Miropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
Neopalicus halihali Castro & Naruse, 2014
Neopalicus simulus Castro, 2010
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Palicus fisheri Rathbun, 1906
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Parapalicus clinodentatus Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus declivis Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus pictus Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Pseudopalicus undulatus Castro, 2000
Rectopalicus ampullatus 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