Gecarcoidea
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| Gecarcoidea | |
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| File:Christmas Island red crab.jpg | |
| Christmas Island red crab | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinidae |
| Genus: | Gecarcoidea H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Gecarcoidea is a genus of terrestrial crabs within the family Gecarcinidae.
The following species within the genus Gecarcoidea are recognised:[1][2]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Gecarc laland 080701-0419 sim.JPG | Gecarcoidea humei [3](Wood-Mason, 1874) | the eastern Indian Ocean, including Christmas Island[3] | |
| File:Purple Land Crab (23966633153).jpg | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Andaman Islands purple crab | the Indo-Pacific from the Andaman Islands and eastwards |
| File:Christmas Island (5774532171).jpg | Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1889) | Christmas Island red crab | Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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History
[edit | edit source]When Michael Türkay revised the Gecarcinidae family in 1974, the G. humei species was originally classified as a junior synonym of the G. lalandii species.[3] However, due to differences in physical characteristics and distribution, G. humei became recognised as an independent species to G. lalandii in 2017.[3]
References
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